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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 As I took a seat near the communicants, the sacred wafer was dipped into the cup and put into the mouth of a young woman kneeling before the railing.
administering
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From this reading The communion was administering at one of the side chapels, the showy Sunday mass was going on at the great altar, and the numerous confession boxes were full of penitents, _all female_, as usual.
all
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From this reading The communion was administering at one of the side chapels, the showy Sunday mass was going on at the great altar, and the numerous confession boxes were full of penitents, _all female_, as usual.
altar
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From this reading The communion was administering at one of the side chapels, the showy Sunday mass was going on at the great altar, and the numerous confession boxes were full of penitents, _all female_, as usual.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I heard the best passage of the opera of "Romeo and Juliet" delightfully played in the church of _San Gaetano_ this morning.
ANDREA
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From this reading FLORENCE--VISIT TO THE CHURCH OF SAN GAETANO--PENITENTIAL PROCESSIONS--THE REFUGEE CARLISTS--THE MIRACLE OF RAIN--CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATA--TOMB OF GIOVANNI DI BOLOGNA--MASTERPIECE OF ANDREA DEL SARTO, ETC., ETC.
ANNUNCIATA
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From this reading FLORENCE--VISIT TO THE CHURCH OF SAN GAETANO--PENITENTIAL PROCESSIONS--THE REFUGEE CARLISTS--THE MIRACLE OF RAIN--CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATA--TOMB OF GIOVANNI DI BOLOGNA--MASTERPIECE OF ANDREA DEL SARTO, ETC., ETC.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The communion was administering at one of the side chapels, the showy Sunday mass was going on at the great altar, and the numerous confession boxes were full of penitents, _all female_, as usual.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The communion was administering at one of the side chapels, the showy Sunday mass was going on at the great altar, and the numerous confession boxes were full of penitents, _all female_, as usual.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I was coming from the _cafe_, where I had been breakfasting, when the sound of the organ drew me in.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As I took a seat near the communicants, the sacred wafer was dipped into the cup and put into the mouth of a young woman kneeling before the railing.
best
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From this reading I heard the best passage of the opera of "Romeo and Juliet" delightfully played in the church of _San Gaetano_ this morning.
BOLOGNA
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From this reading FLORENCE--VISIT TO THE CHURCH OF SAN GAETANO--PENITENTIAL PROCESSIONS--THE REFUGEE CARLISTS--THE MIRACLE OF RAIN--CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATA--TOMB OF GIOVANNI DI BOLOGNA--MASTERPIECE OF ANDREA DEL SARTO, ETC., ETC.
boxes
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From this reading The communion was administering at one of the side chapels, the showy Sunday mass was going on at the great altar, and the numerous confession boxes were full of penitents, _all female_, as usual.
breakfastingverbUS /ˈbrɛkfəstɪŋ/
eating the morning meal in a specific situation in this story
From this reading I was coming from the _cafe_, where I had been breakfasting, when the sound of the organ drew me in.
cafe
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From this reading I was coming from the _cafe_, where I had been breakfasting, when the sound of the organ drew me in.
CARLISTS
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From this reading FLORENCE--VISIT TO THE CHURCH OF SAN GAETANO--PENITENTIAL PROCESSIONS--THE REFUGEE CARLISTS--THE MIRACLE OF RAIN--CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATA--TOMB OF GIOVANNI DI BOLOGNA--MASTERPIECE OF ANDREA DEL SARTO, ETC., ETC.
chapels
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From this reading The communion was administering at one of the side chapels, the showy Sunday mass was going on at the great altar, and the numerous confession boxes were full of penitents, _all female_, as usual.
CHURCH
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From this reading FLORENCE--VISIT TO THE CHURCH OF SAN GAETANO--PENITENTIAL PROCESSIONS--THE REFUGEE CARLISTS--THE MIRACLE OF RAIN--CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATA--TOMB OF GIOVANNI DI BOLOGNA--MASTERPIECE OF ANDREA DEL SARTO, ETC., ETC.
coming
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From this reading I was coming from the _cafe_, where I had been breakfasting, when the sound of the organ drew me in.
communicants
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From this reading As I took a seat near the communicants, the sacred wafer was dipped into the cup and put into the mouth of a young woman kneeling before the railing.
communion
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From this reading The communion was administering at one of the side chapels, the showy Sunday mass was going on at the great altar, and the numerous confession boxes were full of penitents, _all female_, as usual.
confession
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From this reading The communion was administering at one of the side chapels, the showy Sunday mass was going on at the great altar, and the numerous confession boxes were full of penitents, _all female_, as usual.
cup
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From this reading As I took a seat near the communicants, the sacred wafer was dipped into the cup and put into the mouth of a young woman kneeling before the railing.
DEL
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From this reading FLORENCE--VISIT TO THE CHURCH OF SAN GAETANO--PENITENTIAL PROCESSIONS--THE REFUGEE CARLISTS--THE MIRACLE OF RAIN--CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATA--TOMB OF GIOVANNI DI BOLOGNA--MASTERPIECE OF ANDREA DEL SARTO, ETC., ETC.
delightfully
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From this reading I heard the best passage of the opera of "Romeo and Juliet" delightfully played in the church of _San Gaetano_ this morning.
DI
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From this reading FLORENCE--VISIT TO THE CHURCH OF SAN GAETANO--PENITENTIAL PROCESSIONS--THE REFUGEE CARLISTS--THE MIRACLE OF RAIN--CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATA--TOMB OF GIOVANNI DI BOLOGNA--MASTERPIECE OF ANDREA DEL SARTO, ETC., ETC.
dipped
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From this reading As I took a seat near the communicants, the sacred wafer was dipped into the cup and put into the mouth of a young woman kneeling before the railing.
drew
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From this reading I was coming from the _cafe_, where I had been breakfasting, when the sound of the organ drew me in.
ETC
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From this reading FLORENCE--VISIT TO THE CHURCH OF SAN GAETANO--PENITENTIAL PROCESSIONS--THE REFUGEE CARLISTS--THE MIRACLE OF RAIN--CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATA--TOMB OF GIOVANNI DI BOLOGNA--MASTERPIECE OF ANDREA DEL SARTO, ETC., ETC.
female
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From this reading The communion was administering at one of the side chapels, the showy Sunday mass was going on at the great altar, and the numerous confession boxes were full of penitents, _all female_, as usual.
FLORENCE
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From this reading FLORENCE--VISIT TO THE CHURCH OF SAN GAETANO--PENITENTIAL PROCESSIONS--THE REFUGEE CARLISTS--THE MIRACLE OF RAIN--CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATA--TOMB OF GIOVANNI DI BOLOGNA--MASTERPIECE OF ANDREA DEL SARTO, ETC., ETC.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was coming from the _cafe_, where I had been breakfasting, when the sound of the organ drew me in.
full
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From this reading The communion was administering at one of the side chapels, the showy Sunday mass was going on at the great altar, and the numerous confession boxes were full of penitents, _all female_, as usual.
GAETANO
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From this reading FLORENCE--VISIT TO THE CHURCH OF SAN GAETANO--PENITENTIAL PROCESSIONS--THE REFUGEE CARLISTS--THE MIRACLE OF RAIN--CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATA--TOMB OF GIOVANNI DI BOLOGNA--MASTERPIECE OF ANDREA DEL SARTO, ETC., ETC.
GIOVANNI
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From this reading FLORENCE--VISIT TO THE CHURCH OF SAN GAETANO--PENITENTIAL PROCESSIONS--THE REFUGEE CARLISTS--THE MIRACLE OF RAIN--CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATA--TOMB OF GIOVANNI DI BOLOGNA--MASTERPIECE OF ANDREA DEL SARTO, ETC., ETC.
going
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From this reading The communion was administering at one of the side chapels, the showy Sunday mass was going on at the great altar, and the numerous confession boxes were full of penitents, _all female_, as usual.
great
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From this reading The communion was administering at one of the side chapels, the showy Sunday mass was going on at the great altar, and the numerous confession boxes were full of penitents, _all female_, as usual.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was coming from the _cafe_, where I had been breakfasting, when the sound of the organ drew me in.
heard
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From this reading I heard the best passage of the opera of "Romeo and Juliet" delightfully played in the church of _San Gaetano_ this morning.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I heard the best passage of the opera of "Romeo and Juliet" delightfully played in the church of _San Gaetano_ this morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I heard the best passage of the opera of "Romeo and Juliet" delightfully played in the church of _San Gaetano_ this morning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As I took a seat near the communicants, the sacred wafer was dipped into the cup and put into the mouth of a young woman kneeling before the railing.
Juliet
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From this reading I heard the best passage of the opera of "Romeo and Juliet" delightfully played in the church of _San Gaetano_ this morning.
kneeling
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From this reading As I took a seat near the communicants, the sacred wafer was dipped into the cup and put into the mouth of a young woman kneeling before the railing.
mass
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From this reading The communion was administering at one of the side chapels, the showy Sunday mass was going on at the great altar, and the numerous confession boxes were full of penitents, _all female_, as usual.
MASTERPIECE
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From this reading FLORENCE--VISIT TO THE CHURCH OF SAN GAETANO--PENITENTIAL PROCESSIONS--THE REFUGEE CARLISTS--THE MIRACLE OF RAIN--CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATA--TOMB OF GIOVANNI DI BOLOGNA--MASTERPIECE OF ANDREA DEL SARTO, ETC., ETC.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was coming from the _cafe_, where I had been breakfasting, when the sound of the organ drew me in.
MIRACLE
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From this reading FLORENCE--VISIT TO THE CHURCH OF SAN GAETANO--PENITENTIAL PROCESSIONS--THE REFUGEE CARLISTS--THE MIRACLE OF RAIN--CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATA--TOMB OF GIOVANNI DI BOLOGNA--MASTERPIECE OF ANDREA DEL SARTO, ETC., ETC.
morning
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From this reading I heard the best passage of the opera of "Romeo and Juliet" delightfully played in the church of _San Gaetano_ this morning.
mouth
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From this reading As I took a seat near the communicants, the sacred wafer was dipped into the cup and put into the mouth of a young woman kneeling before the railing.
near
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From this reading As I took a seat near the communicants, the sacred wafer was dipped into the cup and put into the mouth of a young woman kneeling before the railing.
numerous
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From this reading The communion was administering at one of the side chapels, the showy Sunday mass was going on at the great altar, and the numerous confession boxes were full of penitents, _all female_, as usual.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FLORENCE--VISIT TO THE CHURCH OF SAN GAETANO--PENITENTIAL PROCESSIONS--THE REFUGEE CARLISTS--THE MIRACLE OF RAIN--CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATA--TOMB OF GIOVANNI DI BOLOGNA--MASTERPIECE OF ANDREA DEL SARTO, ETC., ETC.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The communion was administering at one of the side chapels, the showy Sunday mass was going on at the great altar, and the numerous confession boxes were full of penitents, _all female_, as usual.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The communion was administering at one of the side chapels, the showy Sunday mass was going on at the great altar, and the numerous confession boxes were full of penitents, _all female_, as usual.
opera
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From this reading I heard the best passage of the opera of "Romeo and Juliet" delightfully played in the church of _San Gaetano_ this morning.
organ
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From this reading I was coming from the _cafe_, where I had been breakfasting, when the sound of the organ drew me in.
passage
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From this reading I heard the best passage of the opera of "Romeo and Juliet" delightfully played in the church of _San Gaetano_ this morning.
PENITENTIAL
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From this reading FLORENCE--VISIT TO THE CHURCH OF SAN GAETANO--PENITENTIAL PROCESSIONS--THE REFUGEE CARLISTS--THE MIRACLE OF RAIN--CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATA--TOMB OF GIOVANNI DI BOLOGNA--MASTERPIECE OF ANDREA DEL SARTO, ETC., ETC.
penitents
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From this reading The communion was administering at one of the side chapels, the showy Sunday mass was going on at the great altar, and the numerous confession boxes were full of penitents, _all female_, as usual.
played
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From this reading I heard the best passage of the opera of "Romeo and Juliet" delightfully played in the church of _San Gaetano_ this morning.
PROCESSIONS
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From this reading FLORENCE--VISIT TO THE CHURCH OF SAN GAETANO--PENITENTIAL PROCESSIONS--THE REFUGEE CARLISTS--THE MIRACLE OF RAIN--CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATA--TOMB OF GIOVANNI DI BOLOGNA--MASTERPIECE OF ANDREA DEL SARTO, ETC., ETC.
put
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From this reading As I took a seat near the communicants, the sacred wafer was dipped into the cup and put into the mouth of a young woman kneeling before the railing.
railing
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From this reading As I took a seat near the communicants, the sacred wafer was dipped into the cup and put into the mouth of a young woman kneeling before the railing.
RAIN
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From this reading FLORENCE--VISIT TO THE CHURCH OF SAN GAETANO--PENITENTIAL PROCESSIONS--THE REFUGEE CARLISTS--THE MIRACLE OF RAIN--CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATA--TOMB OF GIOVANNI DI BOLOGNA--MASTERPIECE OF ANDREA DEL SARTO, ETC., ETC.
REFUGEE
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From this reading FLORENCE--VISIT TO THE CHURCH OF SAN GAETANO--PENITENTIAL PROCESSIONS--THE REFUGEE CARLISTS--THE MIRACLE OF RAIN--CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATA--TOMB OF GIOVANNI DI BOLOGNA--MASTERPIECE OF ANDREA DEL SARTO, ETC., ETC.
Romeo
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From this reading I heard the best passage of the opera of "Romeo and Juliet" delightfully played in the church of _San Gaetano_ this morning.
sacred
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From this reading As I took a seat near the communicants, the sacred wafer was dipped into the cup and put into the mouth of a young woman kneeling before the railing.
SAN
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From this reading FLORENCE--VISIT TO THE CHURCH OF SAN GAETANO--PENITENTIAL PROCESSIONS--THE REFUGEE CARLISTS--THE MIRACLE OF RAIN--CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATA--TOMB OF GIOVANNI DI BOLOGNA--MASTERPIECE OF ANDREA DEL SARTO, ETC., ETC.
SARTO
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From this reading FLORENCE--VISIT TO THE CHURCH OF SAN GAETANO--PENITENTIAL PROCESSIONS--THE REFUGEE CARLISTS--THE MIRACLE OF RAIN--CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATA--TOMB OF GIOVANNI DI BOLOGNA--MASTERPIECE OF ANDREA DEL SARTO, ETC., ETC.
seat
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From this reading As I took a seat near the communicants, the sacred wafer was dipped into the cup and put into the mouth of a young woman kneeling before the railing.
showy
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From this reading The communion was administering at one of the side chapels, the showy Sunday mass was going on at the great altar, and the numerous confession boxes were full of penitents, _all female_, as usual.
side
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From this reading The communion was administering at one of the side chapels, the showy Sunday mass was going on at the great altar, and the numerous confession boxes were full of penitents, _all female_, as usual.
sound
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From this reading I was coming from the _cafe_, where I had been breakfasting, when the sound of the organ drew me in.
Sunday
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From this reading The communion was administering at one of the side chapels, the showy Sunday mass was going on at the great altar, and the numerous confession boxes were full of penitents, _all female_, as usual.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FLORENCE--VISIT TO THE CHURCH OF SAN GAETANO--PENITENTIAL PROCESSIONS--THE REFUGEE CARLISTS--THE MIRACLE OF RAIN--CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATA--TOMB OF GIOVANNI DI BOLOGNA--MASTERPIECE OF ANDREA DEL SARTO, ETC., ETC.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I heard the best passage of the opera of "Romeo and Juliet" delightfully played in the church of _San Gaetano_ this morning.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FLORENCE--VISIT TO THE CHURCH OF SAN GAETANO--PENITENTIAL PROCESSIONS--THE REFUGEE CARLISTS--THE MIRACLE OF RAIN--CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATA--TOMB OF GIOVANNI DI BOLOGNA--MASTERPIECE OF ANDREA DEL SARTO, ETC., ETC.
TOMB
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From this reading FLORENCE--VISIT TO THE CHURCH OF SAN GAETANO--PENITENTIAL PROCESSIONS--THE REFUGEE CARLISTS--THE MIRACLE OF RAIN--CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATA--TOMB OF GIOVANNI DI BOLOGNA--MASTERPIECE OF ANDREA DEL SARTO, ETC., ETC.
took
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From this reading As I took a seat near the communicants, the sacred wafer was dipped into the cup and put into the mouth of a young woman kneeling before the railing.
usual
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From this reading The communion was administering at one of the side chapels, the showy Sunday mass was going on at the great altar, and the numerous confession boxes were full of penitents, _all female_, as usual.
VISIT
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From this reading FLORENCE--VISIT TO THE CHURCH OF SAN GAETANO--PENITENTIAL PROCESSIONS--THE REFUGEE CARLISTS--THE MIRACLE OF RAIN--CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATA--TOMB OF GIOVANNI DI BOLOGNA--MASTERPIECE OF ANDREA DEL SARTO, ETC., ETC.
wafer
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From this reading As I took a seat near the communicants, the sacred wafer was dipped into the cup and put into the mouth of a young woman kneeling before the railing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was coming from the _cafe_, where I had been breakfasting, when the sound of the organ drew me in.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The communion was administering at one of the side chapels, the showy Sunday mass was going on at the great altar, and the numerous confession boxes were full of penitents, _all female_, as usual.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I was coming from the _cafe_, where I had been breakfasting, when the sound of the organ drew me in.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I was coming from the _cafe_, where I had been breakfasting, when the sound of the organ drew me in.
woman
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From this reading As I took a seat near the communicants, the sacred wafer was dipped into the cup and put into the mouth of a young woman kneeling before the railing.
young
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From this reading As I took a seat near the communicants, the sacred wafer was dipped into the cup and put into the mouth of a young woman kneeling before the railing.
