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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 They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On the following morning at about eleven o'clock, the religious services began in the church.
allow
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From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This panegyric was a great event, and in consequence, by ten o'clock the church overflowed with a gaily dressed throng of persons.
armour
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From this reading San Costantino, however, the Patron Saint, was clad in armour, and his face looked dark and stern.
arrival
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From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the following morning at about eleven o'clock, the religious services began in the church.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following morning at about eleven o'clock, the religious services began in the church.
blond
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From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
blue
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From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
bright
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From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
building
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From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This panegyric was a great event, and in consequence, by ten o'clock the church overflowed with a gaily dressed throng of persons.
cheeks
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From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
church
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From this reading On the following morning at about eleven o'clock, the religious services began in the church.
clad
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From this reading San Costantino, however, the Patron Saint, was clad in armour, and his face looked dark and stern.
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
consequence
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From this reading This panegyric was a great event, and in consequence, by ten o'clock the church overflowed with a gaily dressed throng of persons.
Costantino
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From this reading San Costantino, however, the Patron Saint, was clad in armour, and his face looked dark and stern.
dark
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From this reading San Costantino, however, the Patron Saint, was clad in armour, and his face looked dark and stern.
dressed
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From this reading This panegyric was a great event, and in consequence, by ten o'clock the church overflowed with a gaily dressed throng of persons.
eleven
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From this reading On the following morning at about eleven o'clock, the religious services began in the church.
Elias's
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From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
event
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From this reading This panegyric was a great event, and in consequence, by ten o'clock the church overflowed with a gaily dressed throng of persons.
face
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From this reading San Costantino, however, the Patron Saint, was clad in armour, and his face looked dark and stern.
following
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From this reading On the following morning at about eleven o'clock, the religious services began in the church.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
friend
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From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
gaily
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From this reading This panegyric was a great event, and in consequence, by ten o'clock the church overflowed with a gaily dressed throng of persons.
give
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From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
gratis
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From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This panegyric was a great event, and in consequence, by ten o'clock the church overflowed with a gaily dressed throng of persons.
hair
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From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading San Costantino, however, the Patron Saint, was clad in armour, and his face looked dark and stern.
hour
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From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading San Costantino, however, the Patron Saint, was clad in armour, and his face looked dark and stern.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the following morning at about eleven o'clock, the religious services began in the church.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
late
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From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
like
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From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading San Costantino, however, the Patron Saint, was clad in armour, and his face looked dark and stern.
lusty
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From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
many
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From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following morning at about eleven o'clock, the religious services began in the church.
most
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From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
niches
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From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
Nuoro
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From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
o'clock
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From this reading On the following morning at about eleven o'clock, the religious services began in the church.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following morning at about eleven o'clock, the religious services began in the church.
Orlei
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From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
overflowed
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From this reading This panegyric was a great event, and in consequence, by ten o'clock the church overflowed with a gaily dressed throng of persons.
painted
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From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
panegyric
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From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
Patron
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From this reading San Costantino, however, the Patron Saint, was clad in armour, and his face looked dark and stern.
people
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From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
persons
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From this reading This panegyric was a great event, and in consequence, by ten o'clock the church overflowed with a gaily dressed throng of persons.
pink
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From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
priest
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From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
pulpit
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From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
red
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From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
religious
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From this reading On the following morning at about eleven o'clock, the religious services began in the church.
rows
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From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
Saint
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From this reading San Costantino, however, the Patron Saint, was clad in armour, and his face looked dark and stern.
saints
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From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
San
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From this reading San Costantino, however, the Patron Saint, was clad in armour, and his face looked dark and stern.
services
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From this reading On the following morning at about eleven o'clock, the religious services began in the church.
set
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From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
simpering
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From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
stern
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From this reading San Costantino, however, the Patron Saint, was clad in armour, and his face looked dark and stern.
stripes
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From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
ten
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From this reading This panegyric was a great event, and in consequence, by ten o'clock the church overflowed with a gaily dressed throng of persons.
Teutonic
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From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the following morning at about eleven o'clock, the religious services began in the church.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
throng
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From this reading This panegyric was a great event, and in consequence, by ten o'clock the church overflowed with a gaily dressed throng of persons.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
vivid
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From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
walls
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From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This panegyric was a great event, and in consequence, by ten o'clock the church overflowed with a gaily dressed throng of persons.
wooden
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From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
worthies
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From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
yellow
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From this reading The building itself was painted in the most vivid colours--pink walls relieved by stripes of bright blue; a yellow wooden pulpit; and rows of lusty saints with red cheeks and blond hair, simpering from their pink niches like so many Teutonic worthies.
young
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From this reading They were set for this late hour so as to allow for the arrival of a young priest from Nuoro, a friend of Priest Elias's, who was to give a "panegyric" gratis to the people of Orlei.
