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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 It was a beautiful Sunday and everyone preferred to go to Upper Wood to church.
all
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From this reading The women all carried a few beautiful flowers on their hymnbooks, and when they had arrived at the open place before the church they stopped and greeted each other and stood talking in different groups.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Gradually the men came along and did the same.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a beautiful Sunday and everyone preferred to go to Upper Wood to church.
arrived
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From this reading The women all carried a few beautiful flowers on their hymnbooks, and when they had arrived at the open place before the church they stopped and greeted each other and stood talking in different groups.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The women all carried a few beautiful flowers on their hymnbooks, and when they had arrived at the open place before the church they stopped and greeted each other and stood talking in different groups.
beautiful
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From this reading It was a beautiful Sunday and everyone preferred to go to Upper Wood to church.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
came
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From this reading Gradually the men came along and did the same.
carried
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From this reading The women all carried a few beautiful flowers on their hymnbooks, and when they had arrived at the open place before the church they stopped and greeted each other and stood talking in different groups.
church
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From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
crowds
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From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Gradually the men came along and did the same.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The women all carried a few beautiful flowers on their hymnbooks, and when they had arrived at the open place before the church they stopped and greeted each other and stood talking in different groups.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The women all carried a few beautiful flowers on their hymnbooks, and when they had arrived at the open place before the church they stopped and greeted each other and stood talking in different groups.
Early
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From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading It was a beautiful Sunday and everyone preferred to go to Upper Wood to church.
few
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From this reading The women all carried a few beautiful flowers on their hymnbooks, and when they had arrived at the open place before the church they stopped and greeted each other and stood talking in different groups.
flowers
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From this reading The women all carried a few beautiful flowers on their hymnbooks, and when they had arrived at the open place before the church they stopped and greeted each other and stood talking in different groups.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
go
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From this reading It was a beautiful Sunday and everyone preferred to go to Upper Wood to church.
Gradually
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From this reading Gradually the men came along and did the same.
greeted
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From this reading The women all carried a few beautiful flowers on their hymnbooks, and when they had arrived at the open place before the church they stopped and greeted each other and stood talking in different groups.
groups
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From this reading The women all carried a few beautiful flowers on their hymnbooks, and when they had arrived at the open place before the church they stopped and greeted each other and stood talking in different groups.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The women all carried a few beautiful flowers on their hymnbooks, and when they had arrived at the open place before the church they stopped and greeted each other and stood talking in different groups.
Happens
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From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
hymnbooks
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From this reading The women all carried a few beautiful flowers on their hymnbooks, and when they had arrived at the open place before the church they stopped and greeted each other and stood talking in different groups.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful Sunday and everyone preferred to go to Upper Wood to church.
Justice
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From this reading The Mayor was standing a little on one side with the Justice of Peace.
large
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From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Mayor was standing a little on one side with the Justice of Peace.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
Mayor
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From this reading The Mayor was standing a little on one side with the Justice of Peace.
men
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From this reading Gradually the men came along and did the same.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
new
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From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
nine
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From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
o'clock
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From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Mayor was standing a little on one side with the Justice of Peace.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The women all carried a few beautiful flowers on their hymnbooks, and when they had arrived at the open place before the church they stopped and greeted each other and stood talking in different groups.
organ
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From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
Organ-Sunday
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From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
other
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From this reading The women all carried a few beautiful flowers on their hymnbooks, and when they had arrived at the open place before the church they stopped and greeted each other and stood talking in different groups.
Peace
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From this reading The Mayor was standing a little on one side with the Justice of Peace.
people
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From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
place
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From this reading The women all carried a few beautiful flowers on their hymnbooks, and when they had arrived at the open place before the church they stopped and greeted each other and stood talking in different groups.
preferred
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From this reading It was a beautiful Sunday and everyone preferred to go to Upper Wood to church.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gradually the men came along and did the same.
service
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From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
side
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From this reading The Mayor was standing a little on one side with the Justice of Peace.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Mayor was standing a little on one side with the Justice of Peace.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The women all carried a few beautiful flowers on their hymnbooks, and when they had arrived at the open place before the church they stopped and greeted each other and stood talking in different groups.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The women all carried a few beautiful flowers on their hymnbooks, and when they had arrived at the open place before the church they stopped and greeted each other and stood talking in different groups.
Sunday
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From this reading It was a beautiful Sunday and everyone preferred to go to Upper Wood to church.
talking
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From this reading The women all carried a few beautiful flowers on their hymnbooks, and when they had arrived at the open place before the church they stopped and greeted each other and stood talking in different groups.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The women all carried a few beautiful flowers on their hymnbooks, and when they had arrived at the open place before the church they stopped and greeted each other and stood talking in different groups.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The women all carried a few beautiful flowers on their hymnbooks, and when they had arrived at the open place before the church they stopped and greeted each other and stood talking in different groups.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
Upper
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From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
walking
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From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
wanted
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From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a beautiful Sunday and everyone preferred to go to Upper Wood to church.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The women all carried a few beautiful flowers on their hymnbooks, and when they had arrived at the open place before the church they stopped and greeted each other and stood talking in different groups.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Mayor was standing a little on one side with the Justice of Peace.
women
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From this reading The women all carried a few beautiful flowers on their hymnbooks, and when they had arrived at the open place before the church they stopped and greeted each other and stood talking in different groups.
Wood
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From this reading What Happens on Organ-Sunday Early in the morning, long before the nine o'clock church service, large crowds of people were walking toward Upper Wood, for everybody wanted to hear the new organ.
