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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 THE Baroness had always been a churchgoing woman, yet she had never united with any church, or subscribed to any creed.
Alice
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From this reading Mabel and Alice were devout believers in the orthodox dogmas which have taken the place of the simple teachings of Christ in so many of our churches to-day.
always
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From this reading THE Baroness had always been a churchgoing woman, yet she had never united with any church, or subscribed to any creed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Religious observance was only an implement of social warfare with her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wherever her lot was cast, she made it her business to discover which church the fashionable people of the town frequented, and to become a familiar and liberal-handed personage in that edifice.
any
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From this reading THE Baroness had always been a churchgoing woman, yet she had never united with any church, or subscribed to any creed.
Baroness
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From this reading THE Baroness had always been a churchgoing woman, yet she had never united with any church, or subscribed to any creed.
became
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From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
become
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From this reading Wherever her lot was cast, she made it her business to discover which church the fashionable people of the town frequented, and to become a familiar and liberal-handed personage in that edifice.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE Baroness had always been a churchgoing woman, yet she had never united with any church, or subscribed to any creed.
believers
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From this reading Mabel and Alice were devout believers in the orthodox dogmas which have taken the place of the simple teachings of Christ in so many of our churches to-day.
business
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From this reading Wherever her lot was cast, she made it her business to discover which church the fashionable people of the town frequented, and to become a familiar and liberal-handed personage in that edifice.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
cast
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From this reading Wherever her lot was cast, she made it her business to discover which church the fashionable people of the town frequented, and to become a familiar and liberal-handed personage in that edifice.
Christ
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From this reading Mabel and Alice were devout believers in the orthodox dogmas which have taken the place of the simple teachings of Christ in so many of our churches to-day.
church
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From this reading THE Baroness had always been a churchgoing woman, yet she had never united with any church, or subscribed to any creed.
churches
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From this reading Mabel and Alice were devout believers in the orthodox dogmas which have taken the place of the simple teachings of Christ in so many of our churches to-day.
churchgoing
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From this reading THE Baroness had always been a churchgoing woman, yet she had never united with any church, or subscribed to any creed.
congregation
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From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
creed
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From this reading THE Baroness had always been a churchgoing woman, yet she had never united with any church, or subscribed to any creed.
desire
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From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
devout
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From this reading Mabel and Alice were devout believers in the orthodox dogmas which have taken the place of the simple teachings of Christ in so many of our churches to-day.
discover
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From this reading Wherever her lot was cast, she made it her business to discover which church the fashionable people of the town frequented, and to become a familiar and liberal-handed personage in that edifice.
dogmas
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From this reading Mabel and Alice were devout believers in the orthodox dogmas which have taken the place of the simple teachings of Christ in so many of our churches to-day.
edifice
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From this reading Wherever her lot was cast, she made it her business to discover which church the fashionable people of the town frequented, and to become a familiar and liberal-handed personage in that edifice.
Episcopalians
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From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
extreme
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From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
familiar
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From this reading Wherever her lot was cast, she made it her business to discover which church the fashionable people of the town frequented, and to become a familiar and liberal-handed personage in that edifice.
family
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From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
fashionable
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From this reading Wherever her lot was cast, she made it her business to discover which church the fashionable people of the town frequented, and to become a familiar and liberal-handed personage in that edifice.
feature
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From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
frequented
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From this reading Wherever her lot was cast, she made it her business to discover which church the fashionable people of the town frequented, and to become a familiar and liberal-handed personage in that edifice.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
gracefully
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From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE Baroness had always been a churchgoing woman, yet she had never united with any church, or subscribed to any creed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mabel and Alice were devout believers in the orthodox dogmas which have taken the place of the simple teachings of Christ in so many of our churches to-day.
health
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From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Religious observance was only an implement of social warfare with her.
High
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From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
implement
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From this reading Religious observance was only an implement of social warfare with her.
important
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From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wherever her lot was cast, she made it her business to discover which church the fashionable people of the town frequented, and to become a familiar and liberal-handed personage in that edifice.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Wherever her lot was cast, she made it her business to discover which church the fashionable people of the town frequented, and to become a familiar and liberal-handed personage in that edifice.
Judge
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From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
Lawrence
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From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
liberal-handed
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From this reading Wherever her lot was cast, she made it her business to discover which church the fashionable people of the town frequented, and to become a familiar and liberal-handed personage in that edifice.
lot
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From this reading Wherever her lot was cast, she made it her business to discover which church the fashionable people of the town frequented, and to become a familiar and liberal-handed personage in that edifice.
Mabel
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From this reading Mabel and Alice were devout believers in the orthodox dogmas which have taken the place of the simple teachings of Christ in so many of our churches to-day.
made
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From this reading Wherever her lot was cast, she made it her business to discover which church the fashionable people of the town frequented, and to become a familiar and liberal-handed personage in that edifice.
many
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From this reading Mabel and Alice were devout believers in the orthodox dogmas which have taken the place of the simple teachings of Christ in so many of our churches to-day.
more
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From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
Mrs
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From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
much
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From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE Baroness had always been a churchgoing woman, yet she had never united with any church, or subscribed to any creed.
observance
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From this reading Religious observance was only an implement of social warfare with her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Religious observance was only an implement of social warfare with her.
only
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From this reading Religious observance was only an implement of social warfare with her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE Baroness had always been a churchgoing woman, yet she had never united with any church, or subscribed to any creed.
orthodox
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From this reading Mabel and Alice were devout believers in the orthodox dogmas which have taken the place of the simple teachings of Christ in so many of our churches to-day.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Mabel and Alice were devout believers in the orthodox dogmas which have taken the place of the simple teachings of Christ in so many of our churches to-day.
owing
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From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
people
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From this reading Wherever her lot was cast, she made it her business to discover which church the fashionable people of the town frequented, and to become a familiar and liberal-handed personage in that edifice.
personage
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From this reading Wherever her lot was cast, she made it her business to discover which church the fashionable people of the town frequented, and to become a familiar and liberal-handed personage in that edifice.
pew
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From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
place
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From this reading Mabel and Alice were devout believers in the orthodox dogmas which have taken the place of the simple teachings of Christ in so many of our churches to-day.
popularity
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From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
Religious
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From this reading Religious observance was only an implement of social warfare with her.
second
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From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE Baroness had always been a churchgoing woman, yet she had never united with any church, or subscribed to any creed.
simple
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From this reading Mabel and Alice were devout believers in the orthodox dogmas which have taken the place of the simple teachings of Christ in so many of our churches to-day.
slipped
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From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mabel and Alice were devout believers in the orthodox dogmas which have taken the place of the simple teachings of Christ in so many of our churches to-day.
social
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From this reading Religious observance was only an implement of social warfare with her.
subscribed
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From this reading THE Baroness had always been a churchgoing woman, yet she had never united with any church, or subscribed to any creed.
taken
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From this reading Mabel and Alice were devout believers in the orthodox dogmas which have taken the place of the simple teachings of Christ in so many of our churches to-day.
teachings
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From this reading Mabel and Alice were devout believers in the orthodox dogmas which have taken the place of the simple teachings of Christ in so many of our churches to-day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wherever her lot was cast, she made it her business to discover which church the fashionable people of the town frequented, and to become a familiar and liberal-handed personage in that edifice.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE Baroness had always been a churchgoing woman, yet she had never united with any church, or subscribed to any creed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE Baroness had always been a churchgoing woman, yet she had never united with any church, or subscribed to any creed.
to-day
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From this reading Mabel and Alice were devout believers in the orthodox dogmas which have taken the place of the simple teachings of Christ in so many of our churches to-day.
town
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From this reading Wherever her lot was cast, she made it her business to discover which church the fashionable people of the town frequented, and to become a familiar and liberal-handed personage in that edifice.
united
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From this reading THE Baroness had always been a churchgoing woman, yet she had never united with any church, or subscribed to any creed.
vacated
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From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
warfare
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From this reading Religious observance was only an implement of social warfare with her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Religious observance was only an implement of social warfare with her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Judge Lawrence and his family were High Church Episcopalians, and the second Mrs Lawrence slipped gracefully into the pew vacated by the first, and became a much more important feature in the congregation, owing to her good health and extreme desire for popularity.
WhereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading Wherever her lot was cast, she made it her business to discover which church the fashionable people of the town frequented, and to become a familiar and liberal-handed personage in that edifice.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Wherever her lot was cast, she made it her business to discover which church the fashionable people of the town frequented, and to become a familiar and liberal-handed personage in that edifice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE Baroness had always been a churchgoing woman, yet she had never united with any church, or subscribed to any creed.
woman
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From this reading THE Baroness had always been a churchgoing woman, yet she had never united with any church, or subscribed to any creed.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading THE Baroness had always been a churchgoing woman, yet she had never united with any church, or subscribed to any creed.
