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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 and he were clearly in a minority, and his deep inward longing to be with the majority was growing into an engrossing passion.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About this time he procured a breviary and kept it in his desk under the loose papers.
all
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From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They and he were clearly in a minority, and his deep inward longing to be with the majority was growing into an engrossing passion.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
anodynes
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From this reading He yearned especially towards the good old unquestioning, authoritative Mother Church, with her articles of faith which took away the necessity for private judgment, with her traditional forms and ceremonies, and her whole apparatus of stimulants and anodynes.
apparatus
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From this reading He yearned especially towards the good old unquestioning, authoritative Mother Church, with her articles of faith which took away the necessity for private judgment, with her traditional forms and ceremonies, and her whole apparatus of stimulants and anodynes.
articles
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From this reading He yearned especially towards the good old unquestioning, authoritative Mother Church, with her articles of faith which took away the necessity for private judgment, with her traditional forms and ceremonies, and her whole apparatus of stimulants and anodynes.
authoritative
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From this reading He yearned especially towards the good old unquestioning, authoritative Mother Church, with her articles of faith which took away the necessity for private judgment, with her traditional forms and ceremonies, and her whole apparatus of stimulants and anodynes.
away
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From this reading He yearned especially towards the good old unquestioning, authoritative Mother Church, with her articles of faith which took away the necessity for private judgment, with her traditional forms and ceremonies, and her whole apparatus of stimulants and anodynes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They and he were clearly in a minority, and his deep inward longing to be with the majority was growing into an engrossing passion.
became
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From this reading The more he read, the more discontented he became with the platform upon which he and his people were standing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
breviary
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From this reading About this time he procured a breviary and kept it in his desk under the loose papers.
busy
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From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
ceremonies
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From this reading He yearned especially towards the good old unquestioning, authoritative Mother Church, with her articles of faith which took away the necessity for private judgment, with her traditional forms and ceremonies, and her whole apparatus of stimulants and anodynes.
Chauncy
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From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
Church
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From this reading He yearned especially towards the good old unquestioning, authoritative Mother Church, with her articles of faith which took away the necessity for private judgment, with her traditional forms and ceremonies, and her whole apparatus of stimulants and anodynes.
clearly
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From this reading They and he were clearly in a minority, and his deep inward longing to be with the majority was growing into an engrossing passion.
councils
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From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
deep
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From this reading They and he were clearly in a minority, and his deep inward longing to be with the majority was growing into an engrossing passion.
desk
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From this reading About this time he procured a breviary and kept it in his desk under the loose papers.
discontented
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From this reading The more he read, the more discontented he became with the platform upon which he and his people were standing.
early
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From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
engrossing
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From this reading They and he were clearly in a minority, and his deep inward longing to be with the majority was growing into an engrossing passion.
especially
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From this reading He yearned especially towards the good old unquestioning, authoritative Mother Church, with her articles of faith which took away the necessity for private judgment, with her traditional forms and ceremonies, and her whole apparatus of stimulants and anodynes.
Fairweather
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From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
faith
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From this reading He yearned especially towards the good old unquestioning, authoritative Mother Church, with her articles of faith which took away the necessity for private judgment, with her traditional forms and ceremonies, and her whole apparatus of stimulants and anodynes.
fathers
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From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
few
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From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
forms
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From this reading He yearned especially towards the good old unquestioning, authoritative Mother Church, with her articles of faith which took away the necessity for private judgment, with her traditional forms and ceremonies, and her whole apparatus of stimulants and anodynes.
going
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From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He yearned especially towards the good old unquestioning, authoritative Mother Church, with her articles of faith which took away the necessity for private judgment, with her traditional forms and ceremonies, and her whole apparatus of stimulants and anodynes.
growing
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From this reading They and he were clearly in a minority, and his deep inward longing to be with the majority was growing into an engrossing passion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The more he read, the more discontented he became with the platform upon which he and his people were standing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He yearned especially towards the good old unquestioning, authoritative Mother Church, with her articles of faith which took away the necessity for private judgment, with her traditional forms and ceremonies, and her whole apparatus of stimulants and anodynes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The more he read, the more discontented he became with the platform upon which he and his people were standing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They and he were clearly in a minority, and his deep inward longing to be with the majority was growing into an engrossing passion.
inward
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From this reading They and he were clearly in a minority, and his deep inward longing to be with the majority was growing into an engrossing passion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading About this time he procured a breviary and kept it in his desk under the loose papers.
judgment
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From this reading He yearned especially towards the good old unquestioning, authoritative Mother Church, with her articles of faith which took away the necessity for private judgment, with her traditional forms and ceremonies, and her whole apparatus of stimulants and anodynes.
kept
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From this reading About this time he procured a breviary and kept it in his desk under the loose papers.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
longing
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From this reading They and he were clearly in a minority, and his deep inward longing to be with the majority was growing into an engrossing passion.
loose
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From this reading About this time he procured a breviary and kept it in his desk under the loose papers.
majority
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From this reading They and he were clearly in a minority, and his deep inward longing to be with the majority was growing into an engrossing passion.
matters
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From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
minority
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From this reading They and he were clearly in a minority, and his deep inward longing to be with the majority was growing into an engrossing passion.
months
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From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
more
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From this reading The more he read, the more discontented he became with the platform upon which he and his people were standing.
Mother
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From this reading He yearned especially towards the good old unquestioning, authoritative Mother Church, with her articles of faith which took away the necessity for private judgment, with her traditional forms and ceremonies, and her whole apparatus of stimulants and anodynes.
necessity
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From this reading He yearned especially towards the good old unquestioning, authoritative Mother Church, with her articles of faith which took away the necessity for private judgment, with her traditional forms and ceremonies, and her whole apparatus of stimulants and anodynes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
old
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From this reading He yearned especially towards the good old unquestioning, authoritative Mother Church, with her articles of faith which took away the necessity for private judgment, with her traditional forms and ceremonies, and her whole apparatus of stimulants and anodynes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
papers
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From this reading About this time he procured a breviary and kept it in his desk under the loose papers.
passion
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From this reading They and he were clearly in a minority, and his deep inward longing to be with the majority was growing into an engrossing passion.
people
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From this reading The more he read, the more discontented he became with the platform upon which he and his people were standing.
platform
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From this reading The more he read, the more discontented he became with the platform upon which he and his people were standing.
private
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From this reading He yearned especially towards the good old unquestioning, authoritative Mother Church, with her articles of faith which took away the necessity for private judgment, with her traditional forms and ceremonies, and her whole apparatus of stimulants and anodynes.
procured
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From this reading About this time he procured a breviary and kept it in his desk under the loose papers.
read
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From this reading The more he read, the more discontented he became with the platform upon which he and his people were standing.
records
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From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
Reverend
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From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
Rockland
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From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The more he read, the more discontented he became with the platform upon which he and his people were standing.
stimulants
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From this reading He yearned especially towards the good old unquestioning, authoritative Mother Church, with her articles of faith which took away the necessity for private judgment, with her traditional forms and ceremonies, and her whole apparatus of stimulants and anodynes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They and he were clearly in a minority, and his deep inward longing to be with the majority was growing into an engrossing passion.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading About this time he procured a breviary and kept it in his desk under the loose papers.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About this time he procured a breviary and kept it in his desk under the loose papers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They and he were clearly in a minority, and his deep inward longing to be with the majority was growing into an engrossing passion.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He yearned especially towards the good old unquestioning, authoritative Mother Church, with her articles of faith which took away the necessity for private judgment, with her traditional forms and ceremonies, and her whole apparatus of stimulants and anodynes.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He yearned especially towards the good old unquestioning, authoritative Mother Church, with her articles of faith which took away the necessity for private judgment, with her traditional forms and ceremonies, and her whole apparatus of stimulants and anodynes.
traditional
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From this reading He yearned especially towards the good old unquestioning, authoritative Mother Church, with her articles of faith which took away the necessity for private judgment, with her traditional forms and ceremonies, and her whole apparatus of stimulants and anodynes.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading About this time he procured a breviary and kept it in his desk under the loose papers.
unquestioning
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From this reading He yearned especially towards the good old unquestioning, authoritative Mother Church, with her articles of faith which took away the necessity for private judgment, with her traditional forms and ceremonies, and her whole apparatus of stimulants and anodynes.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The more he read, the more discontented he became with the platform upon which he and his people were standing.
various
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From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They and he were clearly in a minority, and his deep inward longing to be with the majority was growing into an engrossing passion.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The more he read, the more discontented he became with the platform upon which he and his people were standing.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
whole
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From this reading He yearned especially towards the good old unquestioning, authoritative Mother Church, with her articles of faith which took away the necessity for private judgment, with her traditional forms and ceremonies, and her whole apparatus of stimulants and anodynes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
writings
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From this reading For the last few months, while all these various matters were going on in Rockland, the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather had been busy with the records of ancient councils and the writings of the early fathers.
yearned
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From this reading He yearned especially towards the good old unquestioning, authoritative Mother Church, with her articles of faith which took away the necessity for private judgment, with her traditional forms and ceremonies, and her whole apparatus of stimulants and anodynes.
