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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 Once again has Mrs. Evans sat in a pew and helped her with moral suasion, and with easy suggestions of alterations that would entail her undoing half her work.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Whitsun garlands that had so gaily wound about the pillars of Roupell Church have long ago been taken down, dead and faded.
again
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ago
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air
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aisle
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all
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altar
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alterations
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From this reading Once again has Mrs. Evans sat in a pew and helped her with moral suasion, and with easy suggestions of alterations that would entail her undoing half her work.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Whitsun garlands that had so gaily wound about the pillars of Roupell Church have long ago been taken down, dead and faded.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Poor Peggy has once again stood all day on her ladder, and decked aisle and chancel and font and altar with the manifold roses and the May lilies that by Trinity Sunday are bountifully ready to her hand.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The scent of the lilies is too much next day for the youngest church-going Evans, and he has to be carried out, with his boots in the air, to the great delight of the schoolchildren, and enlivenment of the congregation generally.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Whitsun garlands that had so gaily wound about the pillars of Roupell Church have long ago been taken down, dead and faded.
boots
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From this reading The scent of the lilies is too much next day for the youngest church-going Evans, and he has to be carried out, with his boots in the air, to the great delight of the schoolchildren, and enlivenment of the congregation generally.
bountifully
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From this reading Poor Peggy has once again stood all day on her ladder, and decked aisle and chancel and font and altar with the manifold roses and the May lilies that by Trinity Sunday are bountifully ready to her hand.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Poor Peggy has once again stood all day on her ladder, and decked aisle and chancel and font and altar with the manifold roses and the May lilies that by Trinity Sunday are bountifully ready to her hand.
carried
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From this reading The scent of the lilies is too much next day for the youngest church-going Evans, and he has to be carried out, with his boots in the air, to the great delight of the schoolchildren, and enlivenment of the congregation generally.
chancel
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Church
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church-going
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From this reading The scent of the lilies is too much next day for the youngest church-going Evans, and he has to be carried out, with his boots in the air, to the great delight of the schoolchildren, and enlivenment of the congregation generally.
civil
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From this reading Not one of the civil parishioners, dropping in now and again to observe her progress and offer help, would think that the Peggy they see smiling down upon them from her ladder had been lately treading on hot ploughshares.
congregation
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day
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dead
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decked
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delight
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From this reading The scent of the lilies is too much next day for the youngest church-going Evans, and he has to be carried out, with his boots in the air, to the great delight of the schoolchildren, and enlivenment of the congregation generally.
down
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dropping
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easy
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From this reading Once again has Mrs. Evans sat in a pew and helped her with moral suasion, and with easy suggestions of alterations that would entail her undoing half her work.
enlivenment
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From this reading The scent of the lilies is too much next day for the youngest church-going Evans, and he has to be carried out, with his boots in the air, to the great delight of the schoolchildren, and enlivenment of the congregation generally.
entail
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From this reading Once again has Mrs. Evans sat in a pew and helped her with moral suasion, and with easy suggestions of alterations that would entail her undoing half her work.
Evans
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From this reading Once again has Mrs. Evans sat in a pew and helped her with moral suasion, and with easy suggestions of alterations that would entail her undoing half her work.
faded
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From this reading The Whitsun garlands that had so gaily wound about the pillars of Roupell Church have long ago been taken down, dead and faded.
font
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From this reading Poor Peggy has once again stood all day on her ladder, and decked aisle and chancel and font and altar with the manifold roses and the May lilies that by Trinity Sunday are bountifully ready to her hand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The scent of the lilies is too much next day for the youngest church-going Evans, and he has to be carried out, with his boots in the air, to the great delight of the schoolchildren, and enlivenment of the congregation generally.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not one of the civil parishioners, dropping in now and again to observe her progress and offer help, would think that the Peggy they see smiling down upon them from her ladder had been lately treading on hot ploughshares.
gaily
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From this reading The Whitsun garlands that had so gaily wound about the pillars of Roupell Church have long ago been taken down, dead and faded.
garlands
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From this reading The Whitsun garlands that had so gaily wound about the pillars of Roupell Church have long ago been taken down, dead and faded.
generally
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From this reading The scent of the lilies is too much next day for the youngest church-going Evans, and he has to be carried out, with his boots in the air, to the great delight of the schoolchildren, and enlivenment of the congregation generally.
great
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From this reading The scent of the lilies is too much next day for the youngest church-going Evans, and he has to be carried out, with his boots in the air, to the great delight of the schoolchildren, and enlivenment of the congregation generally.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Whitsun garlands that had so gaily wound about the pillars of Roupell Church have long ago been taken down, dead and faded.
half
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From this reading Once again has Mrs. Evans sat in a pew and helped her with moral suasion, and with easy suggestions of alterations that would entail her undoing half her work.
hand
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From this reading Poor Peggy has once again stood all day on her ladder, and decked aisle and chancel and font and altar with the manifold roses and the May lilies that by Trinity Sunday are bountifully ready to her hand.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Poor Peggy has once again stood all day on her ladder, and decked aisle and chancel and font and altar with the manifold roses and the May lilies that by Trinity Sunday are bountifully ready to her hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Whitsun garlands that had so gaily wound about the pillars of Roupell Church have long ago been taken down, dead and faded.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The scent of the lilies is too much next day for the youngest church-going Evans, and he has to be carried out, with his boots in the air, to the great delight of the schoolchildren, and enlivenment of the congregation generally.
help
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From this reading Not one of the civil parishioners, dropping in now and again to observe her progress and offer help, would think that the Peggy they see smiling down upon them from her ladder had been lately treading on hot ploughshares.
helped
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From this reading Once again has Mrs. Evans sat in a pew and helped her with moral suasion, and with easy suggestions of alterations that would entail her undoing half her work.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Poor Peggy has once again stood all day on her ladder, and decked aisle and chancel and font and altar with the manifold roses and the May lilies that by Trinity Sunday are bountifully ready to her hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The scent of the lilies is too much next day for the youngest church-going Evans, and he has to be carried out, with his boots in the air, to the great delight of the schoolchildren, and enlivenment of the congregation generally.
hot
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From this reading Not one of the civil parishioners, dropping in now and again to observe her progress and offer help, would think that the Peggy they see smiling down upon them from her ladder had been lately treading on hot ploughshares.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once again has Mrs. Evans sat in a pew and helped her with moral suasion, and with easy suggestions of alterations that would entail her undoing half her work.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The scent of the lilies is too much next day for the youngest church-going Evans, and he has to be carried out, with his boots in the air, to the great delight of the schoolchildren, and enlivenment of the congregation generally.
ladder
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From this reading Poor Peggy has once again stood all day on her ladder, and decked aisle and chancel and font and altar with the manifold roses and the May lilies that by Trinity Sunday are bountifully ready to her hand.
lately
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lilies
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long
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manifold
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From this reading Poor Peggy has once again stood all day on her ladder, and decked aisle and chancel and font and altar with the manifold roses and the May lilies that by Trinity Sunday are bountifully ready to her hand.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Poor Peggy has once again stood all day on her ladder, and decked aisle and chancel and font and altar with the manifold roses and the May lilies that by Trinity Sunday are bountifully ready to her hand.
moral
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From this reading Once again has Mrs. Evans sat in a pew and helped her with moral suasion, and with easy suggestions of alterations that would entail her undoing half her work.
Mrs
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From this reading Once again has Mrs. Evans sat in a pew and helped her with moral suasion, and with easy suggestions of alterations that would entail her undoing half her work.
much
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From this reading The scent of the lilies is too much next day for the youngest church-going Evans, and he has to be carried out, with his boots in the air, to the great delight of the schoolchildren, and enlivenment of the congregation generally.
next
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From this reading The scent of the lilies is too much next day for the youngest church-going Evans, and he has to be carried out, with his boots in the air, to the great delight of the schoolchildren, and enlivenment of the congregation generally.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not one of the civil parishioners, dropping in now and again to observe her progress and offer help, would think that the Peggy they see smiling down upon them from her ladder had been lately treading on hot ploughshares.
now
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From this reading Not one of the civil parishioners, dropping in now and again to observe her progress and offer help, would think that the Peggy they see smiling down upon them from her ladder had been lately treading on hot ploughshares.
observe
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From this reading Not one of the civil parishioners, dropping in now and again to observe her progress and offer help, would think that the Peggy they see smiling down upon them from her ladder had been lately treading on hot ploughshares.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Whitsun garlands that had so gaily wound about the pillars of Roupell Church have long ago been taken down, dead and faded.
offer
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From this reading Not one of the civil parishioners, dropping in now and again to observe her progress and offer help, would think that the Peggy they see smiling down upon them from her ladder had been lately treading on hot ploughshares.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Poor Peggy has once again stood all day on her ladder, and decked aisle and chancel and font and altar with the manifold roses and the May lilies that by Trinity Sunday are bountifully ready to her hand.
once
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From this reading Poor Peggy has once again stood all day on her ladder, and decked aisle and chancel and font and altar with the manifold roses and the May lilies that by Trinity Sunday are bountifully ready to her hand.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not one of the civil parishioners, dropping in now and again to observe her progress and offer help, would think that the Peggy they see smiling down upon them from her ladder had been lately treading on hot ploughshares.
out
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From this reading The scent of the lilies is too much next day for the youngest church-going Evans, and he has to be carried out, with his boots in the air, to the great delight of the schoolchildren, and enlivenment of the congregation generally.
parishioners
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Peggy
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pew
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From this reading Once again has Mrs. Evans sat in a pew and helped her with moral suasion, and with easy suggestions of alterations that would entail her undoing half her work.
pillars
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ploughshares
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Poor
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progress
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ready
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From this reading Poor Peggy has once again stood all day on her ladder, and decked aisle and chancel and font and altar with the manifold roses and the May lilies that by Trinity Sunday are bountifully ready to her hand.
roses
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From this reading Poor Peggy has once again stood all day on her ladder, and decked aisle and chancel and font and altar with the manifold roses and the May lilies that by Trinity Sunday are bountifully ready to her hand.
Roupell
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sat
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From this reading Once again has Mrs. Evans sat in a pew and helped her with moral suasion, and with easy suggestions of alterations that would entail her undoing half her work.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading The scent of the lilies is too much next day for the youngest church-going Evans, and he has to be carried out, with his boots in the air, to the great delight of the schoolchildren, and enlivenment of the congregation generally.
schoolchildren
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From this reading The scent of the lilies is too much next day for the youngest church-going Evans, and he has to be carried out, with his boots in the air, to the great delight of the schoolchildren, and enlivenment of the congregation generally.
see
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From this reading Not one of the civil parishioners, dropping in now and again to observe her progress and offer help, would think that the Peggy they see smiling down upon them from her ladder had been lately treading on hot ploughshares.
smiling
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From this reading Not one of the civil parishioners, dropping in now and again to observe her progress and offer help, would think that the Peggy they see smiling down upon them from her ladder had been lately treading on hot ploughshares.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Whitsun garlands that had so gaily wound about the pillars of Roupell Church have long ago been taken down, dead and faded.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Poor Peggy has once again stood all day on her ladder, and decked aisle and chancel and font and altar with the manifold roses and the May lilies that by Trinity Sunday are bountifully ready to her hand.
suasion
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From this reading Once again has Mrs. Evans sat in a pew and helped her with moral suasion, and with easy suggestions of alterations that would entail her undoing half her work.
suggestions
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From this reading Once again has Mrs. Evans sat in a pew and helped her with moral suasion, and with easy suggestions of alterations that would entail her undoing half her work.
Sunday
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taken
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From this reading The Whitsun garlands that had so gaily wound about the pillars of Roupell Church have long ago been taken down, dead and faded.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Whitsun garlands that had so gaily wound about the pillars of Roupell Church have long ago been taken down, dead and faded.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Whitsun garlands that had so gaily wound about the pillars of Roupell Church have long ago been taken down, dead and faded.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Not one of the civil parishioners, dropping in now and again to observe her progress and offer help, would think that the Peggy they see smiling down upon them from her ladder had been lately treading on hot ploughshares.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not one of the civil parishioners, dropping in now and again to observe her progress and offer help, would think that the Peggy they see smiling down upon them from her ladder had been lately treading on hot ploughshares.
think
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From this reading Not one of the civil parishioners, dropping in now and again to observe her progress and offer help, would think that the Peggy they see smiling down upon them from her ladder had been lately treading on hot ploughshares.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Poor Peggy has once again stood all day on her ladder, and decked aisle and chancel and font and altar with the manifold roses and the May lilies that by Trinity Sunday are bountifully ready to her hand.
too
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From this reading The scent of the lilies is too much next day for the youngest church-going Evans, and he has to be carried out, with his boots in the air, to the great delight of the schoolchildren, and enlivenment of the congregation generally.
treading
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From this reading Not one of the civil parishioners, dropping in now and again to observe her progress and offer help, would think that the Peggy they see smiling down upon them from her ladder had been lately treading on hot ploughshares.
Trinity
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undoing
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From this reading Once again has Mrs. Evans sat in a pew and helped her with moral suasion, and with easy suggestions of alterations that would entail her undoing half her work.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Not one of the civil parishioners, dropping in now and again to observe her progress and offer help, would think that the Peggy they see smiling down upon them from her ladder had been lately treading on hot ploughshares.
Whitsun
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Poor Peggy has once again stood all day on her ladder, and decked aisle and chancel and font and altar with the manifold roses and the May lilies that by Trinity Sunday are bountifully ready to her hand.
work
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From this reading Once again has Mrs. Evans sat in a pew and helped her with moral suasion, and with easy suggestions of alterations that would entail her undoing half her work.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Once again has Mrs. Evans sat in a pew and helped her with moral suasion, and with easy suggestions of alterations that would entail her undoing half her work.
wound
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youngest
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From this reading The scent of the lilies is too much next day for the youngest church-going Evans, and he has to be carried out, with his boots in the air, to the great delight of the schoolchildren, and enlivenment of the congregation generally.
