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Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.
In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.
Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.
He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
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Red and Black

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Red and Black is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
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It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.
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In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.
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Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.
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He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Across preposition US /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading “Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.”

Neither determiner US /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading “In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.”

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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’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.

acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

again

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From this reading It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.

always

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From this reading It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.

Author

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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

big

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

bit

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From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.

Black

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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

Burns

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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

call

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

case

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From this reading In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.

church

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

come

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

committee

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

communication

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From this reading It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.

country

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

distance

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From this reading In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

Etc

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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

far

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From this reading It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.

fine

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

first

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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

five

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

full

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From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.

generally

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

gown

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From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.

impassable

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From this reading It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.

impressive

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.

It's

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From this reading It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.

ivy-grown

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

June

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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

just

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From this reading In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.

knew

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From this reading In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.

known

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

lines

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From this reading It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.

listen

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

looking

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

McPherson

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From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.

men

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

more

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

Mrs

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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

name

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From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.

neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.

nervous

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From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

old

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.

once

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

only

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.

other

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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

parish

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

Patients

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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

Pepper

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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

Pepper's

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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

pew

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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

preaching

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

pulpit

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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

put

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From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.

Red

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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

Robert

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From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.

sight

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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

sometimes

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From this reading It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.

Southern

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

space

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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

startled

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

Stone

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

stretches

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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

suburban

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.

then

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

town

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

Twenty-Fourth

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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

vestry

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From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.

visiting

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

want

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From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.

wide

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From this reading It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

years

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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.