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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 Then his eye fell on the great aisle crammed with his country-folk; a thousand snowy caps, filigreed with gold.
afternoon
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From this reading In the morning he had thundered: but this sweet afternoon seemed out of tune with threats.
aisle
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From this reading Then his eye fell on the great aisle crammed with his country-folk; a thousand snowy caps, filigreed with gold.
all
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From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
almost
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From this reading His bowels yearned over that multitude; and he must tell them of God's love: poor souls, they heard almost as little of it from the pulpit then a days as the heathen used.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
bowels
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From this reading His bowels yearned over that multitude; and he must tell them of God's love: poor souls, they heard almost as little of it from the pulpit then a days as the heathen used.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Many a hundred leagues he had travelled; but seen nothing like them, except snow.
caps
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From this reading Then his eye fell on the great aisle crammed with his country-folk; a thousand snowy caps, filigreed with gold.
carried
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From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
charmed
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From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
chequered
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From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
church
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From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
Clement
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From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
Cloister
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From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
cool
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From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
country-folk
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From this reading Then his eye fell on the great aisle crammed with his country-folk; a thousand snowy caps, filigreed with gold.
crammed
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From this reading Then his eye fell on the great aisle crammed with his country-folk; a thousand snowy caps, filigreed with gold.
Creator
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From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
crowned
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From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
days
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From this reading His bowels yearned over that multitude; and he must tell them of God's love: poor souls, they heard almost as little of it from the pulpit then a days as the heathen used.
delights
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From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
direct
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From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Many a hundred leagues he had travelled; but seen nothing like them, except snow.
eye
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From this reading Then his eye fell on the great aisle crammed with his country-folk; a thousand snowy caps, filigreed with gold.
father
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From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
fell
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From this reading Then his eye fell on the great aisle crammed with his country-folk; a thousand snowy caps, filigreed with gold.
filigreed
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From this reading Then his eye fell on the great aisle crammed with his country-folk; a thousand snowy caps, filigreed with gold.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His bowels yearned over that multitude; and he must tell them of God's love: poor souls, they heard almost as little of it from the pulpit then a days as the heathen used.
God's
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From this reading His bowels yearned over that multitude; and he must tell them of God's love: poor souls, they heard almost as little of it from the pulpit then a days as the heathen used.
gold
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From this reading Then his eye fell on the great aisle crammed with his country-folk; a thousand snowy caps, filigreed with gold.
good
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From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
great
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From this reading Then his eye fell on the great aisle crammed with his country-folk; a thousand snowy caps, filigreed with gold.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Many a hundred leagues he had travelled; but seen nothing like them, except snow.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Many a hundred leagues he had travelled; but seen nothing like them, except snow.
heard
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From this reading His bowels yearned over that multitude; and he must tell them of God's love: poor souls, they heard almost as little of it from the pulpit then a days as the heathen used.
Hearth
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From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
heathen
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From this reading His bowels yearned over that multitude; and he must tell them of God's love: poor souls, they heard almost as little of it from the pulpit then a days as the heathen used.
heavenly
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From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
hundred
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From this reading Many a hundred leagues he had travelled; but seen nothing like them, except snow.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning he had thundered: but this sweet afternoon seemed out of tune with threats.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
leagues
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From this reading Many a hundred leagues he had travelled; but seen nothing like them, except snow.
like
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From this reading Many a hundred leagues he had travelled; but seen nothing like them, except snow.
little
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From this reading His bowels yearned over that multitude; and he must tell them of God's love: poor souls, they heard almost as little of it from the pulpit then a days as the heathen used.
love
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From this reading His bowels yearned over that multitude; and he must tell them of God's love: poor souls, they heard almost as little of it from the pulpit then a days as the heathen used.
Many
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From this reading Many a hundred leagues he had travelled; but seen nothing like them, except snow.
Margaret
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From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
more
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From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
morning
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From this reading In the morning he had thundered: but this sweet afternoon seemed out of tune with threats.
multitude
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From this reading His bowels yearned over that multitude; and he must tell them of God's love: poor souls, they heard almost as little of it from the pulpit then a days as the heathen used.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading His bowels yearned over that multitude; and he must tell them of God's love: poor souls, they heard almost as little of it from the pulpit then a days as the heathen used.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Many a hundred leagues he had travelled; but seen nothing like them, except snow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then his eye fell on the great aisle crammed with his country-folk; a thousand snowy caps, filigreed with gold.
out
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From this reading In the morning he had thundered: but this sweet afternoon seemed out of tune with threats.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His bowels yearned over that multitude; and he must tell them of God's love: poor souls, they heard almost as little of it from the pulpit then a days as the heathen used.
poor
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From this reading His bowels yearned over that multitude; and he must tell them of God's love: poor souls, they heard almost as little of it from the pulpit then a days as the heathen used.
pulpit
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From this reading His bowels yearned over that multitude; and he must tell them of God's love: poor souls, they heard almost as little of it from the pulpit then a days as the heathen used.
pure
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From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
purple
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From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
seemed
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From this reading In the morning he had thundered: but this sweet afternoon seemed out of tune with threats.
seen
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From this reading Many a hundred leagues he had travelled; but seen nothing like them, except snow.
snow
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From this reading Many a hundred leagues he had travelled; but seen nothing like them, except snow.
snowy
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From this reading Then his eye fell on the great aisle crammed with his country-folk; a thousand snowy caps, filigreed with gold.
soothed
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From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
souls
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From this reading His bowels yearned over that multitude; and he must tell them of God's love: poor souls, they heard almost as little of it from the pulpit then a days as the heathen used.
sunbeams
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From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
sweet
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From this reading In the morning he had thundered: but this sweet afternoon seemed out of tune with threats.
tell
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From this reading His bowels yearned over that multitude; and he must tell them of God's love: poor souls, they heard almost as little of it from the pulpit then a days as the heathen used.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His bowels yearned over that multitude; and he must tell them of God's love: poor souls, they heard almost as little of it from the pulpit then a days as the heathen used.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Many a hundred leagues he had travelled; but seen nothing like them, except snow.
Then
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From this reading Then his eye fell on the great aisle crammed with his country-folk; a thousand snowy caps, filigreed with gold.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His bowels yearned over that multitude; and he must tell them of God's love: poor souls, they heard almost as little of it from the pulpit then a days as the heathen used.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the morning he had thundered: but this sweet afternoon seemed out of tune with threats.
thousand
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From this reading Then his eye fell on the great aisle crammed with his country-folk; a thousand snowy caps, filigreed with gold.
threats
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From this reading In the morning he had thundered: but this sweet afternoon seemed out of tune with threats.
thundered
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From this reading In the morning he had thundered: but this sweet afternoon seemed out of tune with threats.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
travelled
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From this reading Many a hundred leagues he had travelled; but seen nothing like them, except snow.
tune
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From this reading In the morning he had thundered: but this sweet afternoon seemed out of tune with threats.
used
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From this reading His bowels yearned over that multitude; and he must tell them of God's love: poor souls, they heard almost as little of it from the pulpit then a days as the heathen used.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Cloister and The Hearth THE cool church, chequered with sunbeams and crowned with heavenly purple, soothed and charmed father Clement, as it did Margaret; and more, it carried his mind direct to the Creator of all good and pure delights.
yearned
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From this reading His bowels yearned over that multitude; and he must tell them of God's love: poor souls, they heard almost as little of it from the pulpit then a days as the heathen used.
