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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 THERE was a time when our church had no choir, but gloried in the fact that we had congregational singing.
aggressive
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From this reading At least the conservative fathers gloried in it; but the aggressive young people grumbled much.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And certainly the most gentle spirit might have found some occasion for grumbling.
army
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From this reading Our church was large, and the leader, a dear old man who had led the singing from time immemorial, until his ears had deafened and his voice cracked in the service, was unable to keep the scattered elements of his army in order.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If the thing had been named "congregational drawling" instead of "singing," perhaps it would have been as correct.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least the conservative fathers gloried in it; but the aggressive young people grumbled much.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If the thing had been named "congregational drawling" instead of "singing," perhaps it would have been as correct.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THERE was a time when our church had no choir, but gloried in the fact that we had congregational singing.
certainly
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From this reading And certainly the most gentle spirit might have found some occasion for grumbling.
choir
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From this reading THERE was a time when our church had no choir, but gloried in the fact that we had congregational singing.
church
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From this reading THERE was a time when our church had no choir, but gloried in the fact that we had congregational singing.
congregational
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From this reading THERE was a time when our church had no choir, but gloried in the fact that we had congregational singing.
conservative
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From this reading At least the conservative fathers gloried in it; but the aggressive young people grumbled much.
correct
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From this reading If the thing had been named "congregational drawling" instead of "singing," perhaps it would have been as correct.
cracked
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From this reading Our church was large, and the leader, a dear old man who had led the singing from time immemorial, until his ears had deafened and his voice cracked in the service, was unable to keep the scattered elements of his army in order.
deafened
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From this reading Our church was large, and the leader, a dear old man who had led the singing from time immemorial, until his ears had deafened and his voice cracked in the service, was unable to keep the scattered elements of his army in order.
dear
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From this reading Our church was large, and the leader, a dear old man who had led the singing from time immemorial, until his ears had deafened and his voice cracked in the service, was unable to keep the scattered elements of his army in order.
drawling
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From this reading If the thing had been named "congregational drawling" instead of "singing," perhaps it would have been as correct.
ears
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From this reading Our church was large, and the leader, a dear old man who had led the singing from time immemorial, until his ears had deafened and his voice cracked in the service, was unable to keep the scattered elements of his army in order.
elements
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From this reading Our church was large, and the leader, a dear old man who had led the singing from time immemorial, until his ears had deafened and his voice cracked in the service, was unable to keep the scattered elements of his army in order.
fact
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From this reading THERE was a time when our church had no choir, but gloried in the fact that we had congregational singing.
fathers
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From this reading At least the conservative fathers gloried in it; but the aggressive young people grumbled much.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And certainly the most gentle spirit might have found some occasion for grumbling.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And certainly the most gentle spirit might have found some occasion for grumbling.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Our church was large, and the leader, a dear old man who had led the singing from time immemorial, until his ears had deafened and his voice cracked in the service, was unable to keep the scattered elements of his army in order.
gentle
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From this reading And certainly the most gentle spirit might have found some occasion for grumbling.
gloried
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From this reading THERE was a time when our church had no choir, but gloried in the fact that we had congregational singing.
grumbled
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From this reading At least the conservative fathers gloried in it; but the aggressive young people grumbled much.
grumbling
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From this reading And certainly the most gentle spirit might have found some occasion for grumbling.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THERE was a time when our church had no choir, but gloried in the fact that we had congregational singing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And certainly the most gentle spirit might have found some occasion for grumbling.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Our church was large, and the leader, a dear old man who had led the singing from time immemorial, until his ears had deafened and his voice cracked in the service, was unable to keep the scattered elements of his army in order.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the thing had been named "congregational drawling" instead of "singing," perhaps it would have been as correct.
immemorial
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From this reading Our church was large, and the leader, a dear old man who had led the singing from time immemorial, until his ears had deafened and his voice cracked in the service, was unable to keep the scattered elements of his army in order.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THERE was a time when our church had no choir, but gloried in the fact that we had congregational singing.
instead
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From this reading If the thing had been named "congregational drawling" instead of "singing," perhaps it would have been as correct.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At least the conservative fathers gloried in it; but the aggressive young people grumbled much.
keep
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From this reading Our church was large, and the leader, a dear old man who had led the singing from time immemorial, until his ears had deafened and his voice cracked in the service, was unable to keep the scattered elements of his army in order.
large
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From this reading Our church was large, and the leader, a dear old man who had led the singing from time immemorial, until his ears had deafened and his voice cracked in the service, was unable to keep the scattered elements of his army in order.
leader
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From this reading Our church was large, and the leader, a dear old man who had led the singing from time immemorial, until his ears had deafened and his voice cracked in the service, was unable to keep the scattered elements of his army in order.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least the conservative fathers gloried in it; but the aggressive young people grumbled much.
led
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From this reading Our church was large, and the leader, a dear old man who had led the singing from time immemorial, until his ears had deafened and his voice cracked in the service, was unable to keep the scattered elements of his army in order.
man
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From this reading Our church was large, and the leader, a dear old man who had led the singing from time immemorial, until his ears had deafened and his voice cracked in the service, was unable to keep the scattered elements of his army in order.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And certainly the most gentle spirit might have found some occasion for grumbling.
most
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From this reading And certainly the most gentle spirit might have found some occasion for grumbling.
much
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From this reading At least the conservative fathers gloried in it; but the aggressive young people grumbled much.
named
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From this reading If the thing had been named "congregational drawling" instead of "singing," perhaps it would have been as correct.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THERE was a time when our church had no choir, but gloried in the fact that we had congregational singing.
occasion
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From this reading And certainly the most gentle spirit might have found some occasion for grumbling.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If the thing had been named "congregational drawling" instead of "singing," perhaps it would have been as correct.
old
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From this reading Our church was large, and the leader, a dear old man who had led the singing from time immemorial, until his ears had deafened and his voice cracked in the service, was unable to keep the scattered elements of his army in order.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our church was large, and the leader, a dear old man who had led the singing from time immemorial, until his ears had deafened and his voice cracked in the service, was unable to keep the scattered elements of his army in order.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THERE was a time when our church had no choir, but gloried in the fact that we had congregational singing.
people
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From this reading At least the conservative fathers gloried in it; but the aggressive young people grumbled much.
perhaps
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From this reading If the thing had been named "congregational drawling" instead of "singing," perhaps it would have been as correct.
scattered
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From this reading Our church was large, and the leader, a dear old man who had led the singing from time immemorial, until his ears had deafened and his voice cracked in the service, was unable to keep the scattered elements of his army in order.
service
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From this reading Our church was large, and the leader, a dear old man who had led the singing from time immemorial, until his ears had deafened and his voice cracked in the service, was unable to keep the scattered elements of his army in order.
singing
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From this reading THERE was a time when our church had no choir, but gloried in the fact that we had congregational singing.
some
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From this reading And certainly the most gentle spirit might have found some occasion for grumbling.
spirit
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From this reading And certainly the most gentle spirit might have found some occasion for grumbling.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THERE was a time when our church had no choir, but gloried in the fact that we had congregational singing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THERE was a time when our church had no choir, but gloried in the fact that we had congregational singing.
THERE
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From this reading THERE was a time when our church had no choir, but gloried in the fact that we had congregational singing.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the thing had been named "congregational drawling" instead of "singing," perhaps it would have been as correct.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THERE was a time when our church had no choir, but gloried in the fact that we had congregational singing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our church was large, and the leader, a dear old man who had led the singing from time immemorial, until his ears had deafened and his voice cracked in the service, was unable to keep the scattered elements of his army in order.
unable
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From this reading Our church was large, and the leader, a dear old man who had led the singing from time immemorial, until his ears had deafened and his voice cracked in the service, was unable to keep the scattered elements of his army in order.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Our church was large, and the leader, a dear old man who had led the singing from time immemorial, until his ears had deafened and his voice cracked in the service, was unable to keep the scattered elements of his army in order.
voice
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From this reading Our church was large, and the leader, a dear old man who had led the singing from time immemorial, until his ears had deafened and his voice cracked in the service, was unable to keep the scattered elements of his army in order.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE was a time when our church had no choir, but gloried in the fact that we had congregational singing.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THERE was a time when our church had no choir, but gloried in the fact that we had congregational singing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THERE was a time when our church had no choir, but gloried in the fact that we had congregational singing.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Our church was large, and the leader, a dear old man who had led the singing from time immemorial, until his ears had deafened and his voice cracked in the service, was unable to keep the scattered elements of his army in order.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If the thing had been named "congregational drawling" instead of "singing," perhaps it would have been as correct.
young
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From this reading At least the conservative fathers gloried in it; but the aggressive young people grumbled much.
