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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 In remote hamlets a few churches still recall the fashion of Garthmyle.
absentees
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From this reading Woe to the absentees!
aisles
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
alarm
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From this reading That curtain was watched with alarm by many, for at a certain point in the service it was the Squire’s wont to draw it aside, and to stand for a time with his back to the east while his hard eyes roved over the congregation.
alleys
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
aside
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From this reading That curtain was watched with alarm by many, for at a certain point in the service it was the Squire’s wont to draw it aside, and to stand for a time with his back to the east while his hard eyes roved over the congregation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
back
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From this reading That curtain was watched with alarm by many, for at a certain point in the service it was the Squire’s wont to draw it aside, and to stand for a time with his back to the east while his hard eyes roved over the congregation.
blue
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
certain
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From this reading That curtain was watched with alarm by many, for at a certain point in the service it was the Squire’s wont to draw it aside, and to stand for a time with his back to the east while his hard eyes roved over the congregation.
church
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
churches
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From this reading In remote hamlets a few churches still recall the fashion of Garthmyle.
clear
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
cold
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
color
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From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
colored
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
congregation
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From this reading That curtain was watched with alarm by many, for at a certain point in the service it was the Squire’s wont to draw it aside, and to stand for a time with his back to the east while his hard eyes roved over the congregation.
culs-de-sac
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
curtain
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From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
date
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From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
drab
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
draughts
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From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
draw
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From this reading That curtain was watched with alarm by many, for at a certain point in the service it was the Squire’s wont to draw it aside, and to stand for a time with his back to the east while his hard eyes roved over the congregation.
earliest
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From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
east
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From this reading That curtain was watched with alarm by many, for at a certain point in the service it was the Squire’s wont to draw it aside, and to stand for a time with his back to the east while his hard eyes roved over the congregation.
ending
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
eyes
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From this reading That curtain was watched with alarm by many, for at a certain point in the service it was the Squire’s wont to draw it aside, and to stand for a time with his back to the east while his hard eyes roved over the congregation.
faded
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From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
fashion
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From this reading In remote hamlets a few churches still recall the fashion of Garthmyle.
fell
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
few
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From this reading In remote hamlets a few churches still recall the fashion of Garthmyle.
flood
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That curtain was watched with alarm by many, for at a certain point in the service it was the Squire’s wont to draw it aside, and to stand for a time with his back to the east while his hard eyes roved over the congregation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
furnished
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From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
Garthmyle
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From this reading In remote hamlets a few churches still recall the fashion of Garthmyle.
Griffin
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From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
hamlets
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From this reading In remote hamlets a few churches still recall the fashion of Garthmyle.
hard
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From this reading That curtain was watched with alarm by many, for at a certain point in the service it was the Squire’s wont to draw it aside, and to stand for a time with his back to the east while his hard eyes roved over the congregation.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
head
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From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In remote hamlets a few churches still recall the fashion of Garthmyle.
iron
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From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
light
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
many
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From this reading That curtain was watched with alarm by many, for at a certain point in the service it was the Squire’s wont to draw it aside, and to stand for a time with his back to the east while his hard eyes roved over the congregation.
maze
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
mean
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From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
memorials
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From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
narrow
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In remote hamlets a few churches still recall the fashion of Garthmyle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading That curtain was watched with alarm by many, for at a certain point in the service it was the Squire’s wont to draw it aside, and to stand for a time with his back to the east while his hard eyes roved over the congregation.
pale
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
pew
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From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
pews
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading That curtain was watched with alarm by many, for at a certain point in the service it was the Squire’s wont to draw it aside, and to stand for a time with his back to the east while his hard eyes roved over the congregation.
protected
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From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
ran
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From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
random
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
recall
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From this reading In remote hamlets a few churches still recall the fashion of Garthmyle.
red
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From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
remote
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From this reading In remote hamlets a few churches still recall the fashion of Garthmyle.
rods
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From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
round
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From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
roved
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From this reading That curtain was watched with alarm by many, for at a certain point in the service it was the Squire’s wont to draw it aside, and to stand for a time with his back to the east while his hard eyes roved over the congregation.
scrap
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From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
service
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From this reading That curtain was watched with alarm by many, for at a certain point in the service it was the Squire’s wont to draw it aside, and to stand for a time with his back to the east while his hard eyes roved over the congregation.
small
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From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
some
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
square
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
Squire's
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From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
stand
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From this reading That curtain was watched with alarm by many, for at a certain point in the service it was the Squire’s wont to draw it aside, and to stand for a time with his back to the east while his hard eyes roved over the congregation.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In remote hamlets a few churches still recall the fashion of Garthmyle.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That curtain was watched with alarm by many, for at a certain point in the service it was the Squire’s wont to draw it aside, and to stand for a time with his back to the east while his hard eyes roved over the congregation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In remote hamlets a few churches still recall the fashion of Garthmyle.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That curtain was watched with alarm by many, for at a certain point in the service it was the Squire’s wont to draw it aside, and to stand for a time with his back to the east while his hard eyes roved over the congregation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That curtain was watched with alarm by many, for at a certain point in the service it was the Squire’s wont to draw it aside, and to stand for a time with his back to the east while his hard eyes roved over the congregation.
Tudor
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From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
two
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
walls
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
warm
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From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
watched
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From this reading That curtain was watched with alarm by many, for at a certain point in the service it was the Squire’s wont to draw it aside, and to stand for a time with his back to the east while his hard eyes roved over the congregation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Griffin memorials, though the earliest were of Tudor date, were small and mean, and the one warm scrap of color in the church was furnished by the faded red curtain which ran on iron rods round the Squire’s pew and protected his head from draughts.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading That curtain was watched with alarm by many, for at a certain point in the service it was the Squire’s wont to draw it aside, and to stand for a time with his back to the east while his hard eyes roved over the congregation.
whitewashed
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
wide
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
windows
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That curtain was watched with alarm by many, for at a certain point in the service it was the Squire’s wont to draw it aside, and to stand for a time with his back to the east while his hard eyes roved over the congregation.
Woe
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From this reading Woe to the absentees!
wont
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From this reading That curtain was watched with alarm by many, for at a certain point in the service it was the Squire’s wont to draw it aside, and to stand for a time with his back to the east while his hard eyes roved over the congregation.
wound
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From this reading It was a wide church of two aisles having clear windows, through which a flood of cold light fell on the whitewashed walls, and on the maze of square pews, some colored drab, some a pale blue, through which narrow alleys, ending in culs-de-sac, wound at random.
