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Chapter XVIII

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At intervals in all histories there comes a pause, in which the moralities proper to the occasion are assembled, expounded and expanded.
Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.
But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.
The scheme had various appeals for its two chief promoters, young Mr. Coppinger and Sub.
Lieut. Talbot-Lowry, R.N. Immanent in it was the necessity for frequent, almost for daily, visits to No. 6, The Mall, Cluhir.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter XVIII

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At intervals in all histories there comes a pause, in which the moralities proper to the occasion are assembled, expounded and expanded.
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Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.
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But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.
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The scheme had various appeals for its two chief promoters, young Mr. Coppinger and Sub.
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Lieut. Talbot-Lowry, R.N. Immanent in it was the necessity for frequent, almost for daily, visits to No. 6, The Mall, Cluhir.

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Ashes noun US /ˈæʃ.ɪz/

The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.

From this reading “But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.”

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.”

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6

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From this reading Lieut. Talbot-Lowry, R.N. Immanent in it was the necessity for frequent, almost for daily, visits to No. 6, The Mall, Cluhir.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading At intervals in all histories there comes a pause, in which the moralities proper to the occasion are assembled, expounded and expanded.

advisable

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From this reading But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.

all

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From this reading At intervals in all histories there comes a pause, in which the moralities proper to the occasion are assembled, expounded and expanded.

almost

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From this reading Lieut. Talbot-Lowry, R.N. Immanent in it was the necessity for frequent, almost for daily, visits to No. 6, The Mall, Cluhir.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading At intervals in all histories there comes a pause, in which the moralities proper to the occasion are assembled, expounded and expanded.

appeal

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From this reading But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.

appeals

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From this reading The scheme had various appeals for its two chief promoters, young Mr. Coppinger and Sub.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading At intervals in all histories there comes a pause, in which the moralities proper to the occasion are assembled, expounded and expanded.

arrived

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From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/

The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.

From this reading But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.

assembled

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From this reading At intervals in all histories there comes a pause, in which the moralities proper to the occasion are assembled, expounded and expanded.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At intervals in all histories there comes a pause, in which the moralities proper to the occasion are assembled, expounded and expanded.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

boiled

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From this reading But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.

branches

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From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

character

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From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

chief

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From this reading The scheme had various appeals for its two chief promoters, young Mr. Coppinger and Sub.

Cluhir

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From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

comes

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From this reading At intervals in all histories there comes a pause, in which the moralities proper to the occasion are assembled, expounded and expanded.

compared

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From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

concert

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From this reading But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.

Coppinger

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From this reading The scheme had various appeals for its two chief promoters, young Mr. Coppinger and Sub.

daily

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From this reading Lieut. Talbot-Lowry, R.N. Immanent in it was the necessity for frequent, almost for daily, visits to No. 6, The Mall, Cluhir.

dwelt

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From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

events

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From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

expanded

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From this reading At intervals in all histories there comes a pause, in which the moralities proper to the occasion are assembled, expounded and expanded.

expounded

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From this reading At intervals in all histories there comes a pause, in which the moralities proper to the occasion are assembled, expounded and expanded.

far

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From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

farther

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From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

fire

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From this reading But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.

flew

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From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

followed

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From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The scheme had various appeals for its two chief promoters, young Mr. Coppinger and Sub.

frequent

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From this reading Lieut. Talbot-Lowry, R.N. Immanent in it was the necessity for frequent, almost for daily, visits to No. 6, The Mall, Cluhir.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.

grain-of-mustard-seed-like

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From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The scheme had various appeals for its two chief promoters, young Mr. Coppinger and Sub.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

histories

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From this reading At intervals in all histories there comes a pause, in which the moralities proper to the occasion are assembled, expounded and expanded.

Immanent

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From this reading Lieut. Talbot-Lowry, R.N. Immanent in it was the necessity for frequent, almost for daily, visits to No. 6, The Mall, Cluhir.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading At intervals in all histories there comes a pause, in which the moralities proper to the occasion are assembled, expounded and expanded.

intervals

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From this reading At intervals in all histories there comes a pause, in which the moralities proper to the occasion are assembled, expounded and expanded.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

kettle

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From this reading But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.

Lieut

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From this reading Lieut. Talbot-Lowry, R.N. Immanent in it was the necessity for frequent, almost for daily, visits to No. 6, The Mall, Cluhir.

like

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From this reading But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.

Mall

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From this reading Lieut. Talbot-Lowry, R.N. Immanent in it was the necessity for frequent, almost for daily, visits to No. 6, The Mall, Cluhir.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

moment

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From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

moral

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From this reading But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.

moralities

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From this reading At intervals in all histories there comes a pause, in which the moralities proper to the occasion are assembled, expounded and expanded.

Mr

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From this reading The scheme had various appeals for its two chief promoters, young Mr. Coppinger and Sub.

N

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From this reading Lieut. Talbot-Lowry, R.N. Immanent in it was the necessity for frequent, almost for daily, visits to No. 6, The Mall, Cluhir.

necessity

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From this reading Lieut. Talbot-Lowry, R.N. Immanent in it was the necessity for frequent, almost for daily, visits to No. 6, The Mall, Cluhir.

nesting

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From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Lieut. Talbot-Lowry, R.N. Immanent in it was the necessity for frequent, almost for daily, visits to No. 6, The Mall, Cluhir.

now

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From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

occasion

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From this reading At intervals in all histories there comes a pause, in which the moralities proper to the occasion are assembled, expounded and expanded.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.

once

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From this reading But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.

only

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From this reading But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.

other

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From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

pause

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From this reading At intervals in all histories there comes a pause, in which the moralities proper to the occasion are assembled, expounded and expanded.

Phoenix

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From this reading But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.

picnic

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From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

primary

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From this reading But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.

proceed

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From this reading But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.

promoters

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From this reading The scheme had various appeals for its two chief promoters, young Mr. Coppinger and Sub.

proper

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From this reading At intervals in all histories there comes a pause, in which the moralities proper to the occasion are assembled, expounded and expanded.

R

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From this reading Lieut. Talbot-Lowry, R.N. Immanent in it was the necessity for frequent, almost for daily, visits to No. 6, The Mall, Cluhir.

raising

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From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

result

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From this reading But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.

scheme

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From this reading The scheme had various appeals for its two chief promoters, young Mr. Coppinger and Sub.

seem

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From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

seems

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From this reading But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.

sprang

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From this reading But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.

Sub

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From this reading The scheme had various appeals for its two chief promoters, young Mr. Coppinger and Sub.

subsequently

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From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

superfluous

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From this reading But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.

Talbot-Lowry

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From this reading Lieut. Talbot-Lowry, R.N. Immanent in it was the necessity for frequent, almost for daily, visits to No. 6, The Mall, Cluhir.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading At intervals in all histories there comes a pause, in which the moralities proper to the occasion are assembled, expounded and expanded.

theme

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From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

there

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From this reading At intervals in all histories there comes a pause, in which the moralities proper to the occasion are assembled, expounded and expanded.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading At intervals in all histories there comes a pause, in which the moralities proper to the occasion are assembled, expounded and expanded.

two

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From this reading The scheme had various appeals for its two chief promoters, young Mr. Coppinger and Sub.

up

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From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

various

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From this reading The scheme had various appeals for its two chief promoters, young Mr. Coppinger and Sub.

visits

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From this reading Lieut. Talbot-Lowry, R.N. Immanent in it was the necessity for frequent, almost for daily, visits to No. 6, The Mall, Cluhir.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading At intervals in all histories there comes a pause, in which the moralities proper to the occasion are assembled, expounded and expanded.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But since moralities appeal only to the moral (to whom they are superfluous) it seems advisable to proceed at once to the primary result, which was the concert, that sprang like a Phoenix from the ashes of that fire on which the picnic kettle was boiled.

wide

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From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

wider

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From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Such a moment might now seem to have arrived, its theme being the grain-of-mustard-seed-like character of the Cluhir picnic, as compared with the events that subsequently dwelt in its branches, nesting there, and raising up other events that flew far and wide, farther and wider than they can here be followed.

young

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From this reading The scheme had various appeals for its two chief promoters, young Mr. Coppinger and Sub.