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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 He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
all
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From this reading On clear Sundays Anthony Cardew played golf all day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
Anthony
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From this reading On clear Sundays Anthony Cardew played golf all day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
attended
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From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
bad
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From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading It said beneath: “In memoriam, Lilian Lethbridge Cardew.”
bowed
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From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
boys
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From this reading He made the responses properly and with a certain unction, and sat during the sermon with a vigilant eye on the choir boys, who wriggled.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
Cardew
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From this reading On clear Sundays Anthony Cardew played golf all day.
certain
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From this reading He made the responses properly and with a certain unction, and sat during the sermon with a vigilant eye on the choir boys, who wriggled.
choir
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From this reading He made the responses properly and with a certain unction, and sat during the sermon with a vigilant eye on the choir boys, who wriggled.
clear
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From this reading On clear Sundays Anthony Cardew played golf all day.
day
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From this reading On clear Sundays Anthony Cardew played golf all day.
decorum
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From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
dignity
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From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He made the responses properly and with a certain unction, and sat during the sermon with a vigilant eye on the choir boys, who wriggled.
else
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From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
eye
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From this reading He made the responses properly and with a certain unction, and sat during the sermon with a vigilant eye on the choir boys, who wriggled.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
glass
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From this reading Now and then, however, the eye wandered to the great stained glass window which was a memorial to his wife.
God
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From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
golf
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From this reading On clear Sundays Anthony Cardew played golf all day.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and then, however, the eye wandered to the great stained glass window which was a memorial to his wife.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Now and then, however, the eye wandered to the great stained glass window which was a memorial to his wife.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It said beneath: “In memoriam, Lilian Lethbridge Cardew.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
kept
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From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
Lethbridge
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From this reading It said beneath: “In memoriam, Lilian Lethbridge Cardew.”
Lilian
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From this reading It said beneath: “In memoriam, Lilian Lethbridge Cardew.”
made
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From this reading He made the responses properly and with a certain unction, and sat during the sermon with a vigilant eye on the choir boys, who wriggled.
memorial
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From this reading Now and then, however, the eye wandered to the great stained glass window which was a memorial to his wife.
memoriam
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From this reading It said beneath: “In memoriam, Lilian Lethbridge Cardew.”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
Now
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From this reading Now and then, however, the eye wandered to the great stained glass window which was a memorial to his wife.
observances
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From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On clear Sundays Anthony Cardew played golf all day.
played
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From this reading On clear Sundays Anthony Cardew played golf all day.
properly
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From this reading He made the responses properly and with a certain unction, and sat during the sermon with a vigilant eye on the choir boys, who wriggled.
religious
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From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
responses
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From this reading He made the responses properly and with a certain unction, and sat during the sermon with a vigilant eye on the choir boys, who wriggled.
said
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From this reading It said beneath: “In memoriam, Lilian Lethbridge Cardew.”
sat
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From this reading He made the responses properly and with a certain unction, and sat during the sermon with a vigilant eye on the choir boys, who wriggled.
sermon
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From this reading He made the responses properly and with a certain unction, and sat during the sermon with a vigilant eye on the choir boys, who wriggled.
service
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From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
stained
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From this reading Now and then, however, the eye wandered to the great stained glass window which was a memorial to his wife.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
Sundays
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From this reading On clear Sundays Anthony Cardew played golf all day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
then
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From this reading Now and then, however, the eye wandered to the great stained glass window which was a memorial to his wife.
times
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From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
unction
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From this reading He made the responses properly and with a certain unction, and sat during the sermon with a vigilant eye on the choir boys, who wriggled.
vigilant
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From this reading He made the responses properly and with a certain unction, and sat during the sermon with a vigilant eye on the choir boys, who wriggled.
wandered
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From this reading Now and then, however, the eye wandered to the great stained glass window which was a memorial to his wife.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now and then, however, the eye wandered to the great stained glass window which was a memorial to his wife.
weather
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From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now and then, however, the eye wandered to the great stained glass window which was a memorial to his wife.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
wife
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From this reading Now and then, however, the eye wandered to the great stained glass window which was a memorial to his wife.
window
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From this reading Now and then, however, the eye wandered to the great stained glass window which was a memorial to his wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He kept his religious observances for bad weather, but at such times as he attended service he did it with the decorum and dignity of a Cardew, who bowed to his God but to nothing else.
wriggled
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From this reading He made the responses properly and with a certain unction, and sat during the sermon with a vigilant eye on the choir boys, who wriggled.
