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1479
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From this reading In 1479, on All Saints’ day, the moment at which this history begins, vespers were ending in the cathedral of Tours.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nevertheless a goodly number of tapers were burning in honor of the saints on the triangular candle-trays destined to receive such pious offerings, the merit and signification of which have never been sufficiently explained.
All
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From this reading In 1479, on All Saints’ day, the moment at which this history begins, vespers were ending in the cathedral of Tours.
altar
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From this reading The lights on each altar and all the candelabra in the choir were burning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sermon had been long; darkness had fallen during the service, and in certain parts of the noble church (the towers of which were not yet finished) the deepest obscurity prevailed.
archbishop
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From this reading The archbishop Helie de Bourdeilles was rising from his seat to give the benediction himself to the faithful.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In 1479, on All Saints’ day, the moment at which this history begins, vespers were ending in the cathedral of Tours.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The sermon had been long; darkness had fallen during the service, and in certain parts of the noble church (the towers of which were not yet finished) the deepest obscurity prevailed.
begins
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From this reading In 1479, on All Saints’ day, the moment at which this history begins, vespers were ending in the cathedral of Tours.
benediction
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From this reading The archbishop Helie de Bourdeilles was rising from his seat to give the benediction himself to the faithful.
Bourdeilles
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From this reading The archbishop Helie de Bourdeilles was rising from his seat to give the benediction himself to the faithful.
burning
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From this reading Nevertheless a goodly number of tapers were burning in honor of the saints on the triangular candle-trays destined to receive such pious offerings, the merit and signification of which have never been sufficiently explained.
candelabra
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From this reading The lights on each altar and all the candelabra in the choir were burning.
candle-trays
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From this reading Nevertheless a goodly number of tapers were burning in honor of the saints on the triangular candle-trays destined to receive such pious offerings, the merit and signification of which have never been sufficiently explained.
cathedral
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From this reading In 1479, on All Saints’ day, the moment at which this history begins, vespers were ending in the cathedral of Tours.
certain
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From this reading The sermon had been long; darkness had fallen during the service, and in certain parts of the noble church (the towers of which were not yet finished) the deepest obscurity prevailed.
choir
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From this reading The lights on each altar and all the candelabra in the choir were burning.
church
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From this reading The sermon had been long; darkness had fallen during the service, and in certain parts of the noble church (the towers of which were not yet finished) the deepest obscurity prevailed.
darkness
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From this reading The sermon had been long; darkness had fallen during the service, and in certain parts of the noble church (the towers of which were not yet finished) the deepest obscurity prevailed.
day
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From this reading In 1479, on All Saints’ day, the moment at which this history begins, vespers were ending in the cathedral of Tours.
de
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From this reading The archbishop Helie de Bourdeilles was rising from his seat to give the benediction himself to the faithful.
deepest
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From this reading The sermon had been long; darkness had fallen during the service, and in certain parts of the noble church (the towers of which were not yet finished) the deepest obscurity prevailed.
destined
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From this reading Nevertheless a goodly number of tapers were burning in honor of the saints on the triangular candle-trays destined to receive such pious offerings, the merit and signification of which have never been sufficiently explained.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The sermon had been long; darkness had fallen during the service, and in certain parts of the noble church (the towers of which were not yet finished) the deepest obscurity prevailed.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The lights on each altar and all the candelabra in the choir were burning.
ending
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From this reading In 1479, on All Saints’ day, the moment at which this history begins, vespers were ending in the cathedral of Tours.
explained
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From this reading Nevertheless a goodly number of tapers were burning in honor of the saints on the triangular candle-trays destined to receive such pious offerings, the merit and signification of which have never been sufficiently explained.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The archbishop Helie de Bourdeilles was rising from his seat to give the benediction himself to the faithful.
fallen
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From this reading The sermon had been long; darkness had fallen during the service, and in certain parts of the noble church (the towers of which were not yet finished) the deepest obscurity prevailed.
finished
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From this reading The sermon had been long; darkness had fallen during the service, and in certain parts of the noble church (the towers of which were not yet finished) the deepest obscurity prevailed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The archbishop Helie de Bourdeilles was rising from his seat to give the benediction himself to the faithful.
give
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From this reading The archbishop Helie de Bourdeilles was rising from his seat to give the benediction himself to the faithful.
goodly
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From this reading Nevertheless a goodly number of tapers were burning in honor of the saints on the triangular candle-trays destined to receive such pious offerings, the merit and signification of which have never been sufficiently explained.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sermon had been long; darkness had fallen during the service, and in certain parts of the noble church (the towers of which were not yet finished) the deepest obscurity prevailed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nevertheless a goodly number of tapers were burning in honor of the saints on the triangular candle-trays destined to receive such pious offerings, the merit and signification of which have never been sufficiently explained.
Helie
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From this reading The archbishop Helie de Bourdeilles was rising from his seat to give the benediction himself to the faithful.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The archbishop Helie de Bourdeilles was rising from his seat to give the benediction himself to the faithful.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The archbishop Helie de Bourdeilles was rising from his seat to give the benediction himself to the faithful.
history
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From this reading In 1479, on All Saints’ day, the moment at which this history begins, vespers were ending in the cathedral of Tours.
honor
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From this reading Nevertheless a goodly number of tapers were burning in honor of the saints on the triangular candle-trays destined to receive such pious offerings, the merit and signification of which have never been sufficiently explained.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In 1479, on All Saints’ day, the moment at which this history begins, vespers were ending in the cathedral of Tours.
lights
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From this reading The lights on each altar and all the candelabra in the choir were burning.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sermon had been long; darkness had fallen during the service, and in certain parts of the noble church (the towers of which were not yet finished) the deepest obscurity prevailed.
merit
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From this reading Nevertheless a goodly number of tapers were burning in honor of the saints on the triangular candle-trays destined to receive such pious offerings, the merit and signification of which have never been sufficiently explained.
moment
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From this reading In 1479, on All Saints’ day, the moment at which this history begins, vespers were ending in the cathedral of Tours.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless a goodly number of tapers were burning in honor of the saints on the triangular candle-trays destined to receive such pious offerings, the merit and signification of which have never been sufficiently explained.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless a goodly number of tapers were burning in honor of the saints on the triangular candle-trays destined to receive such pious offerings, the merit and signification of which have never been sufficiently explained.
noble
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From this reading The sermon had been long; darkness had fallen during the service, and in certain parts of the noble church (the towers of which were not yet finished) the deepest obscurity prevailed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sermon had been long; darkness had fallen during the service, and in certain parts of the noble church (the towers of which were not yet finished) the deepest obscurity prevailed.
number
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From this reading Nevertheless a goodly number of tapers were burning in honor of the saints on the triangular candle-trays destined to receive such pious offerings, the merit and signification of which have never been sufficiently explained.
obscurity
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From this reading The sermon had been long; darkness had fallen during the service, and in certain parts of the noble church (the towers of which were not yet finished) the deepest obscurity prevailed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In 1479, on All Saints’ day, the moment at which this history begins, vespers were ending in the cathedral of Tours.
offerings
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From this reading Nevertheless a goodly number of tapers were burning in honor of the saints on the triangular candle-trays destined to receive such pious offerings, the merit and signification of which have never been sufficiently explained.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In 1479, on All Saints’ day, the moment at which this history begins, vespers were ending in the cathedral of Tours.
parts
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From this reading The sermon had been long; darkness had fallen during the service, and in certain parts of the noble church (the towers of which were not yet finished) the deepest obscurity prevailed.
pious
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From this reading Nevertheless a goodly number of tapers were burning in honor of the saints on the triangular candle-trays destined to receive such pious offerings, the merit and signification of which have never been sufficiently explained.
prevailed
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From this reading The sermon had been long; darkness had fallen during the service, and in certain parts of the noble church (the towers of which were not yet finished) the deepest obscurity prevailed.
receive
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From this reading Nevertheless a goodly number of tapers were burning in honor of the saints on the triangular candle-trays destined to receive such pious offerings, the merit and signification of which have never been sufficiently explained.
rising
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From this reading The archbishop Helie de Bourdeilles was rising from his seat to give the benediction himself to the faithful.
Saints
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From this reading In 1479, on All Saints’ day, the moment at which this history begins, vespers were ending in the cathedral of Tours.
seat
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From this reading The archbishop Helie de Bourdeilles was rising from his seat to give the benediction himself to the faithful.
sermon
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From this reading The sermon had been long; darkness had fallen during the service, and in certain parts of the noble church (the towers of which were not yet finished) the deepest obscurity prevailed.
service
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From this reading The sermon had been long; darkness had fallen during the service, and in certain parts of the noble church (the towers of which were not yet finished) the deepest obscurity prevailed.
signification
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From this reading Nevertheless a goodly number of tapers were burning in honor of the saints on the triangular candle-trays destined to receive such pious offerings, the merit and signification of which have never been sufficiently explained.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless a goodly number of tapers were burning in honor of the saints on the triangular candle-trays destined to receive such pious offerings, the merit and signification of which have never been sufficiently explained.
sufficiently
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From this reading Nevertheless a goodly number of tapers were burning in honor of the saints on the triangular candle-trays destined to receive such pious offerings, the merit and signification of which have never been sufficiently explained.
tapers
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From this reading Nevertheless a goodly number of tapers were burning in honor of the saints on the triangular candle-trays destined to receive such pious offerings, the merit and signification of which have never been sufficiently explained.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In 1479, on All Saints’ day, the moment at which this history begins, vespers were ending in the cathedral of Tours.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In 1479, on All Saints’ day, the moment at which this history begins, vespers were ending in the cathedral of Tours.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The archbishop Helie de Bourdeilles was rising from his seat to give the benediction himself to the faithful.
Tours
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From this reading In 1479, on All Saints’ day, the moment at which this history begins, vespers were ending in the cathedral of Tours.
towers
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From this reading The sermon had been long; darkness had fallen during the service, and in certain parts of the noble church (the towers of which were not yet finished) the deepest obscurity prevailed.
triangular
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From this reading Nevertheless a goodly number of tapers were burning in honor of the saints on the triangular candle-trays destined to receive such pious offerings, the merit and signification of which have never been sufficiently explained.
vespers
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From this reading In 1479, on All Saints’ day, the moment at which this history begins, vespers were ending in the cathedral of Tours.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The archbishop Helie de Bourdeilles was rising from his seat to give the benediction himself to the faithful.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In 1479, on All Saints’ day, the moment at which this history begins, vespers were ending in the cathedral of Tours.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In 1479, on All Saints’ day, the moment at which this history begins, vespers were ending in the cathedral of Tours.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The sermon had been long; darkness had fallen during the service, and in certain parts of the noble church (the towers of which were not yet finished) the deepest obscurity prevailed.
