Chapter 8 of Our Churches and Chapels is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Our Churches and Chapels is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH. There are nearly 13,000 people in the "district" of this church. What a difference time makes! At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.
Chapter 8 of Our Churches and Chapels is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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superlative of “busy” — actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.”
a period of 100 years
From this reading “At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.”
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading “At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.”
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading “There are nearly 13,000 people in the "district" of this church.”
plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
From this reading “At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.”
plural of “lane” — a narrow way or road
From this reading “At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.”
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “PAUL'S CHURCH.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.”
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From this reading There are nearly 13,000 people in the "district" of this church.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What a difference time makes!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are nearly 13,000 people in the "district" of this church.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.
superlative of “busy” — actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.
a period of 100 years
From this reading At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading PAUL'S CHURCH.
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading What a difference time makes!
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading There are nearly 13,000 people in the "district" of this church.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.
plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
From this reading At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are nearly 13,000 people in the "district" of this church.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.
plural of “lane” — a narrow way or road
From this reading At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading What a difference time makes!
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading There are nearly 13,000 people in the "district" of this church.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are nearly 13,000 people in the "district" of this church.
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading PAUL'S CHURCH.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There are nearly 13,000 people in the "district" of this church.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.
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From this reading ST.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are nearly 13,000 people in the "district" of this church.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are nearly 13,000 people in the "district" of this church.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There are nearly 13,000 people in the "district" of this church.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading What a difference time makes!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a difference time makes!
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the beginning of the present century the greater portion of the district was made up of fields; whilst lanes, with hedges set each side, constituted what are now some of its busiest streets.
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