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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 It was quite a gala day in Samona.
alive
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From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The church was to be consecrated, and the place was full of people, many of them miners, who had come from Deep Gulch, to see the Bishop and to witness the ceremony.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was partly their church, they thought, as their money had helped to build it, and the window in the chancel was entirely their contribution.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The church was to be consecrated, and the place was full of people, many of them miners, who had come from Deep Gulch, to see the Bishop and to witness the ceremony.
Bishop
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From this reading The church was to be consecrated, and the place was full of people, many of them miners, who had come from Deep Gulch, to see the Bishop and to witness the ceremony.
blessing
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From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
build
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From this reading It was partly their church, they thought, as their money had helped to build it, and the window in the chancel was entirely their contribution.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
ceremony
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From this reading The church was to be consecrated, and the place was full of people, many of them miners, who had come from Deep Gulch, to see the Bishop and to witness the ceremony.
chancel
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From this reading It was partly their church, they thought, as their money had helped to build it, and the window in the chancel was entirely their contribution.
children
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From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
Christ
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From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
church
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From this reading The church was to be consecrated, and the place was full of people, many of them miners, who had come from Deep Gulch, to see the Bishop and to witness the ceremony.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The church was to be consecrated, and the place was full of people, many of them miners, who had come from Deep Gulch, to see the Bishop and to witness the ceremony.
consecrated
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From this reading The church was to be consecrated, and the place was full of people, many of them miners, who had come from Deep Gulch, to see the Bishop and to witness the ceremony.
contribution
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From this reading It was partly their church, they thought, as their money had helped to build it, and the window in the chancel was entirely their contribution.
day
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From this reading It was quite a gala day in Samona.
dedicated
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From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
Deep
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From this reading The church was to be consecrated, and the place was full of people, many of them miners, who had come from Deep Gulch, to see the Bishop and to witness the ceremony.
design
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From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was partly their church, they thought, as their money had helped to build it, and the window in the chancel was entirely their contribution.
five
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From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
friends
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From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The church was to be consecrated, and the place was full of people, many of them miners, who had come from Deep Gulch, to see the Bishop and to witness the ceremony.
full
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From this reading The church was to be consecrated, and the place was full of people, many of them miners, who had come from Deep Gulch, to see the Bishop and to witness the ceremony.
gala
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From this reading It was quite a gala day in Samona.
Gulch
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From this reading The church was to be consecrated, and the place was full of people, many of them miners, who had come from Deep Gulch, to see the Bishop and to witness the ceremony.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The church was to be consecrated, and the place was full of people, many of them miners, who had come from Deep Gulch, to see the Bishop and to witness the ceremony.
Hansford
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From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
HANSFORD'S
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From this reading MISS HANSFORD’S LETTER.
hardly
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From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
helped
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From this reading It was partly their church, they thought, as their money had helped to build it, and the window in the chancel was entirely their contribution.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was quite a gala day in Samona.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was quite a gala day in Samona.
LETTER
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From this reading MISS HANSFORD’S LETTER.
like
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From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
many
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From this reading The church was to be consecrated, and the place was full of people, many of them miners, who had come from Deep Gulch, to see the Bishop and to witness the ceremony.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
miners
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From this reading The church was to be consecrated, and the place was full of people, many of them miners, who had come from Deep Gulch, to see the Bishop and to witness the ceremony.
MISS
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From this reading MISS HANSFORD’S LETTER.
money
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From this reading It was partly their church, they thought, as their money had helped to build it, and the window in the chancel was entirely their contribution.
number
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From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The church was to be consecrated, and the place was full of people, many of them miners, who had come from Deep Gulch, to see the Bishop and to witness the ceremony.
partly
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From this reading It was partly their church, they thought, as their money had helped to build it, and the window in the chancel was entirely their contribution.
people
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From this reading The church was to be consecrated, and the place was full of people, many of them miners, who had come from Deep Gulch, to see the Bishop and to witness the ceremony.
place
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From this reading The church was to be consecrated, and the place was full of people, many of them miners, who had come from Deep Gulch, to see the Bishop and to witness the ceremony.
practicable
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From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite a gala day in Samona.
rector's
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From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
Rev
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From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
Roger
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From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
Samona
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From this reading It was quite a gala day in Samona.
see
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From this reading The church was to be consecrated, and the place was full of people, many of them miners, who had come from Deep Gulch, to see the Bishop and to witness the ceremony.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The church was to be consecrated, and the place was full of people, many of them miners, who had come from Deep Gulch, to see the Bishop and to witness the ceremony.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was partly their church, they thought, as their money had helped to build it, and the window in the chancel was entirely their contribution.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The church was to be consecrated, and the place was full of people, many of them miners, who had come from Deep Gulch, to see the Bishop and to witness the ceremony.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was partly their church, they thought, as their money had helped to build it, and the window in the chancel was entirely their contribution.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was partly their church, they thought, as their money had helped to build it, and the window in the chancel was entirely their contribution.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The church was to be consecrated, and the place was full of people, many of them miners, who had come from Deep Gulch, to see the Bishop and to witness the ceremony.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was quite a gala day in Samona.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The church was to be consecrated, and the place was full of people, many of them miners, who had come from Deep Gulch, to see the Bishop and to witness the ceremony.
window
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From this reading It was partly their church, they thought, as their money had helped to build it, and the window in the chancel was entirely their contribution.
witness
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From this reading The church was to be consecrated, and the place was full of people, many of them miners, who had come from Deep Gulch, to see the Bishop and to witness the ceremony.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would like to have had it dedicated “To the memory of the Rev. Roger Hansford by his friends, the Deep Gulch miners,” but as he was alive, this was hardly practicable, so they asked that the design be Christ blessing little children,—five of them,—the rector’s number.
