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1876
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From this reading IN 1876, circumstances, partly accidental and partly sentimental, led me to revisit Crooked Creek Church, near the little village of Rockville, in Middle Georgia.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was amazed at the changes which a few brief years had wrought.
accidental
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From this reading IN 1876, circumstances, partly accidental and partly sentimental, led me to revisit Crooked Creek Church, near the little village of Rockville, in Middle Georgia.
amazed
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From this reading I was amazed at the changes which a few brief years had wrought.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The ancient oaks ranged roundabout remained the same, but upon everything else time had laid its hand right heavily.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN 1876, circumstances, partly accidental and partly sentimental, led me to revisit Crooked Creek Church, near the little village of Rockville, in Middle Georgia.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was amazed at the changes which a few brief years had wrought.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Even the building seemed to have shrunk: the pulpit was less massive and imposing, the darkness beyond the rafters less mysterious.
brief
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building
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From this reading Even the building seemed to have shrunk: the pulpit was less massive and imposing, the darkness beyond the rafters less mysterious.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The ancient oaks ranged roundabout remained the same, but upon everything else time had laid its hand right heavily.
changes
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Church
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From this reading IN 1876, circumstances, partly accidental and partly sentimental, led me to revisit Crooked Creek Church, near the little village of Rockville, in Middle Georgia.
circumstances
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From this reading IN 1876, circumstances, partly accidental and partly sentimental, led me to revisit Crooked Creek Church, near the little village of Rockville, in Middle Georgia.
Creek
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From this reading IN 1876, circumstances, partly accidental and partly sentimental, led me to revisit Crooked Creek Church, near the little village of Rockville, in Middle Georgia.
Crooked
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From this reading IN 1876, circumstances, partly accidental and partly sentimental, led me to revisit Crooked Creek Church, near the little village of Rockville, in Middle Georgia.
darkness
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From this reading Even the building seemed to have shrunk: the pulpit was less massive and imposing, the darkness beyond the rafters less mysterious.
distinguishing
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From this reading The preacher had grown grey, and feebleness had taken the place of that physical vigour which was the distinguishing feature of his interpretations of the larger problems of theology.
else
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From this reading The ancient oaks ranged roundabout remained the same, but upon everything else time had laid its hand right heavily.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the building seemed to have shrunk: the pulpit was less massive and imposing, the darkness beyond the rafters less mysterious.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The ancient oaks ranged roundabout remained the same, but upon everything else time had laid its hand right heavily.
feature
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From this reading The preacher had grown grey, and feebleness had taken the place of that physical vigour which was the distinguishing feature of his interpretations of the larger problems of theology.
feebleness
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From this reading The preacher had grown grey, and feebleness had taken the place of that physical vigour which was the distinguishing feature of his interpretations of the larger problems of theology.
few
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From this reading I was amazed at the changes which a few brief years had wrought.
Georgia
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From this reading IN 1876, circumstances, partly accidental and partly sentimental, led me to revisit Crooked Creek Church, near the little village of Rockville, in Middle Georgia.
grey
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From this reading The preacher had grown grey, and feebleness had taken the place of that physical vigour which was the distinguishing feature of his interpretations of the larger problems of theology.
grown
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From this reading The preacher had grown grey, and feebleness had taken the place of that physical vigour which was the distinguishing feature of his interpretations of the larger problems of theology.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was amazed at the changes which a few brief years had wrought.
hand
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From this reading The ancient oaks ranged roundabout remained the same, but upon everything else time had laid its hand right heavily.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Even the building seemed to have shrunk: the pulpit was less massive and imposing, the darkness beyond the rafters less mysterious.
heavily
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From this reading The ancient oaks ranged roundabout remained the same, but upon everything else time had laid its hand right heavily.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The preacher had grown grey, and feebleness had taken the place of that physical vigour which was the distinguishing feature of his interpretations of the larger problems of theology.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was amazed at the changes which a few brief years had wrought.
imposing
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From this reading Even the building seemed to have shrunk: the pulpit was less massive and imposing, the darkness beyond the rafters less mysterious.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN 1876, circumstances, partly accidental and partly sentimental, led me to revisit Crooked Creek Church, near the little village of Rockville, in Middle Georgia.
interpretations
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From this reading The preacher had grown grey, and feebleness had taken the place of that physical vigour which was the distinguishing feature of his interpretations of the larger problems of theology.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The ancient oaks ranged roundabout remained the same, but upon everything else time had laid its hand right heavily.
laid
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From this reading The ancient oaks ranged roundabout remained the same, but upon everything else time had laid its hand right heavily.
larger
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From this reading The preacher had grown grey, and feebleness had taken the place of that physical vigour which was the distinguishing feature of his interpretations of the larger problems of theology.
led
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From this reading IN 1876, circumstances, partly accidental and partly sentimental, led me to revisit Crooked Creek Church, near the little village of Rockville, in Middle Georgia.
less
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From this reading Even the building seemed to have shrunk: the pulpit was less massive and imposing, the darkness beyond the rafters less mysterious.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN 1876, circumstances, partly accidental and partly sentimental, led me to revisit Crooked Creek Church, near the little village of Rockville, in Middle Georgia.
massive
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From this reading Even the building seemed to have shrunk: the pulpit was less massive and imposing, the darkness beyond the rafters less mysterious.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN 1876, circumstances, partly accidental and partly sentimental, led me to revisit Crooked Creek Church, near the little village of Rockville, in Middle Georgia.
Middle
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From this reading IN 1876, circumstances, partly accidental and partly sentimental, led me to revisit Crooked Creek Church, near the little village of Rockville, in Middle Georgia.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Even the building seemed to have shrunk: the pulpit was less massive and imposing, the darkness beyond the rafters less mysterious.
near
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From this reading IN 1876, circumstances, partly accidental and partly sentimental, led me to revisit Crooked Creek Church, near the little village of Rockville, in Middle Georgia.
oaks
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From this reading The ancient oaks ranged roundabout remained the same, but upon everything else time had laid its hand right heavily.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN 1876, circumstances, partly accidental and partly sentimental, led me to revisit Crooked Creek Church, near the little village of Rockville, in Middle Georgia.
partly
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From this reading IN 1876, circumstances, partly accidental and partly sentimental, led me to revisit Crooked Creek Church, near the little village of Rockville, in Middle Georgia.
physical
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From this reading The preacher had grown grey, and feebleness had taken the place of that physical vigour which was the distinguishing feature of his interpretations of the larger problems of theology.
place
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From this reading The preacher had grown grey, and feebleness had taken the place of that physical vigour which was the distinguishing feature of his interpretations of the larger problems of theology.
preacher
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From this reading The preacher had grown grey, and feebleness had taken the place of that physical vigour which was the distinguishing feature of his interpretations of the larger problems of theology.
problems
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From this reading The preacher had grown grey, and feebleness had taken the place of that physical vigour which was the distinguishing feature of his interpretations of the larger problems of theology.
pulpit
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From this reading Even the building seemed to have shrunk: the pulpit was less massive and imposing, the darkness beyond the rafters less mysterious.
rafters
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From this reading Even the building seemed to have shrunk: the pulpit was less massive and imposing, the darkness beyond the rafters less mysterious.
ranged
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From this reading The ancient oaks ranged roundabout remained the same, but upon everything else time had laid its hand right heavily.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The ancient oaks ranged roundabout remained the same, but upon everything else time had laid its hand right heavily.
revisit
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From this reading IN 1876, circumstances, partly accidental and partly sentimental, led me to revisit Crooked Creek Church, near the little village of Rockville, in Middle Georgia.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ancient oaks ranged roundabout remained the same, but upon everything else time had laid its hand right heavily.
Rockville
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From this reading IN 1876, circumstances, partly accidental and partly sentimental, led me to revisit Crooked Creek Church, near the little village of Rockville, in Middle Georgia.
roundabout
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From this reading The ancient oaks ranged roundabout remained the same, but upon everything else time had laid its hand right heavily.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ancient oaks ranged roundabout remained the same, but upon everything else time had laid its hand right heavily.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the building seemed to have shrunk: the pulpit was less massive and imposing, the darkness beyond the rafters less mysterious.
sentimental
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From this reading IN 1876, circumstances, partly accidental and partly sentimental, led me to revisit Crooked Creek Church, near the little village of Rockville, in Middle Georgia.
shrunk
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From this reading Even the building seemed to have shrunk: the pulpit was less massive and imposing, the darkness beyond the rafters less mysterious.
taken
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From this reading The preacher had grown grey, and feebleness had taken the place of that physical vigour which was the distinguishing feature of his interpretations of the larger problems of theology.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The preacher had grown grey, and feebleness had taken the place of that physical vigour which was the distinguishing feature of his interpretations of the larger problems of theology.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN 1876, circumstances, partly accidental and partly sentimental, led me to revisit Crooked Creek Church, near the little village of Rockville, in Middle Georgia.
theology
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From this reading The preacher had grown grey, and feebleness had taken the place of that physical vigour which was the distinguishing feature of his interpretations of the larger problems of theology.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ancient oaks ranged roundabout remained the same, but upon everything else time had laid its hand right heavily.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN 1876, circumstances, partly accidental and partly sentimental, led me to revisit Crooked Creek Church, near the little village of Rockville, in Middle Georgia.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The ancient oaks ranged roundabout remained the same, but upon everything else time had laid its hand right heavily.
vigour
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From this reading The preacher had grown grey, and feebleness had taken the place of that physical vigour which was the distinguishing feature of his interpretations of the larger problems of theology.
village
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From this reading IN 1876, circumstances, partly accidental and partly sentimental, led me to revisit Crooked Creek Church, near the little village of Rockville, in Middle Georgia.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was amazed at the changes which a few brief years had wrought.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was amazed at the changes which a few brief years had wrought.
wrought
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From this reading I was amazed at the changes which a few brief years had wrought.
years
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From this reading I was amazed at the changes which a few brief years had wrought.
