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From this reading In our last interview you saw me firmly and proudly established in my new home in Threadneedle[1]-street.
1368
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From this reading The church was old, for mention is made of it as early as 1368.
1462
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From this reading I cannot give you many particulars about it except that it was rebuilt or renovated in 1462, and that it was slightly injured by the Great Fire in 1666.
1666
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From this reading I cannot give you many particulars about it except that it was rebuilt or renovated in 1462, and that it was slightly injured by the Great Fire in 1666.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By this move I became a parishioner of St. Christopher le Stocks, whose church and burial-ground were quite close to my new house.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I cannot give you many particulars about it except that it was rebuilt or renovated in 1462, and that it was slightly injured by the Great Fire in 1666.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In our last interview you saw me firmly and proudly established in my new home in Threadneedle[1]-street.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The church was old, for mention is made of it as early as 1368.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was but a small parish of ninety-two houses at the time of my entering it.
became
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From this reading By this move I became a parishioner of St. Christopher le Stocks, whose church and burial-ground were quite close to my new house.
burial-ground
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From this reading By this move I became a parishioner of St. Christopher le Stocks, whose church and burial-ground were quite close to my new house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was but a small parish of ninety-two houses at the time of my entering it.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this move I became a parishioner of St. Christopher le Stocks, whose church and burial-ground were quite close to my new house.
cannot
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From this reading I cannot give you many particulars about it except that it was rebuilt or renovated in 1462, and that it was slightly injured by the Great Fire in 1666.
Christopher
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From this reading By this move I became a parishioner of St. Christopher le Stocks, whose church and burial-ground were quite close to my new house.
church
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From this reading By this move I became a parishioner of St. Christopher le Stocks, whose church and burial-ground were quite close to my new house.
close
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From this reading By this move I became a parishioner of St. Christopher le Stocks, whose church and burial-ground were quite close to my new house.
early
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From this reading The church was old, for mention is made of it as early as 1368.
entering
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From this reading It was but a small parish of ninety-two houses at the time of my entering it.
established
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From this reading In our last interview you saw me firmly and proudly established in my new home in Threadneedle[1]-street.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading I cannot give you many particulars about it except that it was rebuilt or renovated in 1462, and that it was slightly injured by the Great Fire in 1666.
Fire
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From this reading I cannot give you many particulars about it except that it was rebuilt or renovated in 1462, and that it was slightly injured by the Great Fire in 1666.
firmly
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From this reading In our last interview you saw me firmly and proudly established in my new home in Threadneedle[1]-street.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The church was old, for mention is made of it as early as 1368.
give
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From this reading I cannot give you many particulars about it except that it was rebuilt or renovated in 1462, and that it was slightly injured by the Great Fire in 1666.
Great
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From this reading I cannot give you many particulars about it except that it was rebuilt or renovated in 1462, and that it was slightly injured by the Great Fire in 1666.
home
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From this reading In our last interview you saw me firmly and proudly established in my new home in Threadneedle[1]-street.
house
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From this reading By this move I became a parishioner of St. Christopher le Stocks, whose church and burial-ground were quite close to my new house.
houses
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From this reading It was but a small parish of ninety-two houses at the time of my entering it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By this move I became a parishioner of St. Christopher le Stocks, whose church and burial-ground were quite close to my new house.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In our last interview you saw me firmly and proudly established in my new home in Threadneedle[1]-street.
injured
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From this reading I cannot give you many particulars about it except that it was rebuilt or renovated in 1462, and that it was slightly injured by the Great Fire in 1666.
interview
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From this reading In our last interview you saw me firmly and proudly established in my new home in Threadneedle[1]-street.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The church was old, for mention is made of it as early as 1368.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was but a small parish of ninety-two houses at the time of my entering it.
last
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From this reading In our last interview you saw me firmly and proudly established in my new home in Threadneedle[1]-street.
le
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From this reading By this move I became a parishioner of St. Christopher le Stocks, whose church and burial-ground were quite close to my new house.
made
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From this reading The church was old, for mention is made of it as early as 1368.
many
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From this reading I cannot give you many particulars about it except that it was rebuilt or renovated in 1462, and that it was slightly injured by the Great Fire in 1666.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In our last interview you saw me firmly and proudly established in my new home in Threadneedle[1]-street.
mention
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From this reading The church was old, for mention is made of it as early as 1368.
move
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From this reading By this move I became a parishioner of St. Christopher le Stocks, whose church and burial-ground were quite close to my new house.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In our last interview you saw me firmly and proudly established in my new home in Threadneedle[1]-street.
new
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From this reading In our last interview you saw me firmly and proudly established in my new home in Threadneedle[1]-street.
ninety-two
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From this reading It was but a small parish of ninety-two houses at the time of my entering it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By this move I became a parishioner of St. Christopher le Stocks, whose church and burial-ground were quite close to my new house.
old
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From this reading The church was old, for mention is made of it as early as 1368.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I cannot give you many particulars about it except that it was rebuilt or renovated in 1462, and that it was slightly injured by the Great Fire in 1666.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In our last interview you saw me firmly and proudly established in my new home in Threadneedle[1]-street.
parish
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From this reading It was but a small parish of ninety-two houses at the time of my entering it.
parishioner
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From this reading By this move I became a parishioner of St. Christopher le Stocks, whose church and burial-ground were quite close to my new house.
particulars
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From this reading I cannot give you many particulars about it except that it was rebuilt or renovated in 1462, and that it was slightly injured by the Great Fire in 1666.
proudly
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From this reading In our last interview you saw me firmly and proudly established in my new home in Threadneedle[1]-street.
quite
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From this reading By this move I became a parishioner of St. Christopher le Stocks, whose church and burial-ground were quite close to my new house.
rebuilt
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From this reading I cannot give you many particulars about it except that it was rebuilt or renovated in 1462, and that it was slightly injured by the Great Fire in 1666.
renovated
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From this reading I cannot give you many particulars about it except that it was rebuilt or renovated in 1462, and that it was slightly injured by the Great Fire in 1666.
saw
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From this reading In our last interview you saw me firmly and proudly established in my new home in Threadneedle[1]-street.
slightly
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From this reading I cannot give you many particulars about it except that it was rebuilt or renovated in 1462, and that it was slightly injured by the Great Fire in 1666.
small
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From this reading It was but a small parish of ninety-two houses at the time of my entering it.
St
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From this reading By this move I became a parishioner of St. Christopher le Stocks, whose church and burial-ground were quite close to my new house.
Stocks
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From this reading By this move I became a parishioner of St. Christopher le Stocks, whose church and burial-ground were quite close to my new house.
street
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From this reading In our last interview you saw me firmly and proudly established in my new home in Threadneedle[1]-street.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I cannot give you many particulars about it except that it was rebuilt or renovated in 1462, and that it was slightly injured by the Great Fire in 1666.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was but a small parish of ninety-two houses at the time of my entering it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this move I became a parishioner of St. Christopher le Stocks, whose church and burial-ground were quite close to my new house.
Threadneedle
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From this reading In our last interview you saw me firmly and proudly established in my new home in Threadneedle[1]-street.
time
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From this reading It was but a small parish of ninety-two houses at the time of my entering it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By this move I became a parishioner of St. Christopher le Stocks, whose church and burial-ground were quite close to my new house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was but a small parish of ninety-two houses at the time of my entering it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By this move I became a parishioner of St. Christopher le Stocks, whose church and burial-ground were quite close to my new house.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading By this move I became a parishioner of St. Christopher le Stocks, whose church and burial-ground were quite close to my new house.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In our last interview you saw me firmly and proudly established in my new home in Threadneedle[1]-street.
