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1652
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From this reading One eventful Sunday in 1652 'the Man in Leather Breeches' visited Wakefield, and came to the 'Steeple-house' where Nayler had been accustomed to worship with his family.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A little later he made a friend.
accustomed
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From this reading One eventful Sunday in 1652 'the Man in Leather Breeches' visited Wakefield, and came to the 'Steeple-house' where Nayler had been accustomed to worship with his family.
all
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From this reading Directly the sermon was finished, all the people in the church pointed at the Stranger, and called him to come up to the priest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One eventful Sunday in 1652 'the Man in Leather Breeches' visited Wakefield, and came to the 'Steeple-house' where Nayler had been accustomed to worship with his family.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Fox rose, as his custom was, and began to 'declare the word of life.'
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Directly the sermon was finished, all the people in the church pointed at the Stranger, and called him to come up to the priest.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One eventful Sunday in 1652 'the Man in Leather Breeches' visited Wakefield, and came to the 'Steeple-house' where Nayler had been accustomed to worship with his family.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fox rose, as his custom was, and began to 'declare the word of life.'
Breeches
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From this reading One eventful Sunday in 1652 'the Man in Leather Breeches' visited Wakefield, and came to the 'Steeple-house' where Nayler had been accustomed to worship with his family.
called
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From this reading Directly the sermon was finished, all the people in the church pointed at the Stranger, and called him to come up to the priest.
came
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From this reading One eventful Sunday in 1652 'the Man in Leather Breeches' visited Wakefield, and came to the 'Steeple-house' where Nayler had been accustomed to worship with his family.
church
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From this reading Directly the sermon was finished, all the people in the church pointed at the Stranger, and called him to come up to the priest.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Directly the sermon was finished, all the people in the church pointed at the Stranger, and called him to come up to the priest.
custom
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From this reading Fox rose, as his custom was, and began to 'declare the word of life.'
deceiving
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From this reading He went on to say that he thought the priest who had been preaching had been deceiving his hearers in some parts of his sermon.
declare
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From this reading Fox rose, as his custom was, and began to 'declare the word of life.'
DirectlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Directly the sermon was finished, all the people in the church pointed at the Stranger, and called him to come up to the priest.
eventful
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From this reading One eventful Sunday in 1652 'the Man in Leather Breeches' visited Wakefield, and came to the 'Steeple-house' where Nayler had been accustomed to worship with his family.
family
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From this reading One eventful Sunday in 1652 'the Man in Leather Breeches' visited Wakefield, and came to the 'Steeple-house' where Nayler had been accustomed to worship with his family.
finished
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From this reading Directly the sermon was finished, all the people in the church pointed at the Stranger, and called him to come up to the priest.
Fox
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From this reading Fox rose, as his custom was, and began to 'declare the word of life.'
friend
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From this reading A little later he made a friend.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One eventful Sunday in 1652 'the Man in Leather Breeches' visited Wakefield, and came to the 'Steeple-house' where Nayler had been accustomed to worship with his family.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A little later he made a friend.
hearers
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From this reading He went on to say that he thought the priest who had been preaching had been deceiving his hearers in some parts of his sermon.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Directly the sermon was finished, all the people in the church pointed at the Stranger, and called him to come up to the priest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One eventful Sunday in 1652 'the Man in Leather Breeches' visited Wakefield, and came to the 'Steeple-house' where Nayler had been accustomed to worship with his family.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One eventful Sunday in 1652 'the Man in Leather Breeches' visited Wakefield, and came to the 'Steeple-house' where Nayler had been accustomed to worship with his family.
later
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From this reading A little later he made a friend.
Leather
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From this reading One eventful Sunday in 1652 'the Man in Leather Breeches' visited Wakefield, and came to the 'Steeple-house' where Nayler had been accustomed to worship with his family.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fox rose, as his custom was, and began to 'declare the word of life.'
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little later he made a friend.
made
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From this reading A little later he made a friend.
Man
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From this reading One eventful Sunday in 1652 'the Man in Leather Breeches' visited Wakefield, and came to the 'Steeple-house' where Nayler had been accustomed to worship with his family.
Nayler
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From this reading One eventful Sunday in 1652 'the Man in Leather Breeches' visited Wakefield, and came to the 'Steeple-house' where Nayler had been accustomed to worship with his family.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fox rose, as his custom was, and began to 'declare the word of life.'
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He went on to say that he thought the priest who had been preaching had been deceiving his hearers in some parts of his sermon.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One eventful Sunday in 1652 'the Man in Leather Breeches' visited Wakefield, and came to the 'Steeple-house' where Nayler had been accustomed to worship with his family.
parts
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From this reading He went on to say that he thought the priest who had been preaching had been deceiving his hearers in some parts of his sermon.
people
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From this reading Directly the sermon was finished, all the people in the church pointed at the Stranger, and called him to come up to the priest.
pointed
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From this reading Directly the sermon was finished, all the people in the church pointed at the Stranger, and called him to come up to the priest.
preaching
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From this reading He went on to say that he thought the priest who had been preaching had been deceiving his hearers in some parts of his sermon.
priest
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From this reading Directly the sermon was finished, all the people in the church pointed at the Stranger, and called him to come up to the priest.
rose
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From this reading Fox rose, as his custom was, and began to 'declare the word of life.'
say
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From this reading He went on to say that he thought the priest who had been preaching had been deceiving his hearers in some parts of his sermon.
sermon
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From this reading Directly the sermon was finished, all the people in the church pointed at the Stranger, and called him to come up to the priest.
some
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From this reading He went on to say that he thought the priest who had been preaching had been deceiving his hearers in some parts of his sermon.
Steeple-house
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From this reading One eventful Sunday in 1652 'the Man in Leather Breeches' visited Wakefield, and came to the 'Steeple-house' where Nayler had been accustomed to worship with his family.
Stranger
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From this reading Directly the sermon was finished, all the people in the church pointed at the Stranger, and called him to come up to the priest.
Sunday
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From this reading One eventful Sunday in 1652 'the Man in Leather Breeches' visited Wakefield, and came to the 'Steeple-house' where Nayler had been accustomed to worship with his family.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He went on to say that he thought the priest who had been preaching had been deceiving his hearers in some parts of his sermon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One eventful Sunday in 1652 'the Man in Leather Breeches' visited Wakefield, and came to the 'Steeple-house' where Nayler had been accustomed to worship with his family.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went on to say that he thought the priest who had been preaching had been deceiving his hearers in some parts of his sermon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One eventful Sunday in 1652 'the Man in Leather Breeches' visited Wakefield, and came to the 'Steeple-house' where Nayler had been accustomed to worship with his family.
up
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From this reading Directly the sermon was finished, all the people in the church pointed at the Stranger, and called him to come up to the priest.
visited
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From this reading One eventful Sunday in 1652 'the Man in Leather Breeches' visited Wakefield, and came to the 'Steeple-house' where Nayler had been accustomed to worship with his family.
Wakefield
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From this reading One eventful Sunday in 1652 'the Man in Leather Breeches' visited Wakefield, and came to the 'Steeple-house' where Nayler had been accustomed to worship with his family.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Directly the sermon was finished, all the people in the church pointed at the Stranger, and called him to come up to the priest.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went on to say that he thought the priest who had been preaching had been deceiving his hearers in some parts of his sermon.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading One eventful Sunday in 1652 'the Man in Leather Breeches' visited Wakefield, and came to the 'Steeple-house' where Nayler had been accustomed to worship with his family.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He went on to say that he thought the priest who had been preaching had been deceiving his hearers in some parts of his sermon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One eventful Sunday in 1652 'the Man in Leather Breeches' visited Wakefield, and came to the 'Steeple-house' where Nayler had been accustomed to worship with his family.
word
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From this reading Fox rose, as his custom was, and began to 'declare the word of life.'
worship
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From this reading One eventful Sunday in 1652 'the Man in Leather Breeches' visited Wakefield, and came to the 'Steeple-house' where Nayler had been accustomed to worship with his family.
