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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 When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
afterward
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From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
blessings
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From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
business
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From this reading But he tricked me: he said that if I helped him in his business, we'd split the profits.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he tricked me: he said that if I helped him in his business, we'd split the profits.
buying
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From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
came
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From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
church
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From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading And now, seeing how it would hurt my conscience and your pocketbooks, I've repented of what I've done.
constable
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From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now, seeing how it would hurt my conscience and your pocketbooks, I've repented of what I've done.
door
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From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
fellow
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From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
forgiveness
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From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
full
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From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
got
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From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
helped
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From this reading But he tricked me: he said that if I helped him in his business, we'd split the profits.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I came here with this swindler who's preaching.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But he tricked me: he said that if I helped him in his business, we'd split the profits.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
how
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From this reading And now, seeing how it would hurt my conscience and your pocketbooks, I've repented of what I've done.
hurt
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From this reading And now, seeing how it would hurt my conscience and your pocketbooks, I've repented of what I've done.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I came here with this swindler who's preaching.
I've
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From this reading And now, seeing how it would hurt my conscience and your pocketbooks, I've repented of what I've done.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But he tricked me: he said that if I helped him in his business, we'd split the profits.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
indulgences
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From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And now, seeing how it would hurt my conscience and your pocketbooks, I've repented of what I've done.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
like
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From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
listen
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From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
loud
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From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
men
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From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
now
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From this reading And now, seeing how it would hurt my conscience and your pocketbooks, I've repented of what I've done.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now, seeing how it would hurt my conscience and your pocketbooks, I've repented of what I've done.
pardoner
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From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
people
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From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
pocketbooks
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From this reading And now, seeing how it would hurt my conscience and your pocketbooks, I've repented of what I've done.
praying
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From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
preaching
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From this reading I came here with this swindler who's preaching.
profits
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From this reading But he tricked me: he said that if I helped him in his business, we'd split the profits.
pulpit
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From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
repented
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From this reading And now, seeing how it would hurt my conscience and your pocketbooks, I've repented of what I've done.
said
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From this reading But he tricked me: he said that if I helped him in his business, we'd split the profits.
say
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From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
seeing
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From this reading And now, seeing how it would hurt my conscience and your pocketbooks, I've repented of what I've done.
sermon
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From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
shouldn't
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From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɑləmli/
seriously and formally
From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
speak
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From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
split
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From this reading But he tricked me: he said that if I helped him in his business, we'd split the profits.
steady
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From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
stir
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From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
swindler
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From this reading I came here with this swindler who's preaching.
swing
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From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
telling
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From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I came here with this swindler who's preaching.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
tricked
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From this reading But he tricked me: he said that if I helped him in his business, we'd split the profits.
trying
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From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
up
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From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
very
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From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
voice
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From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
we'd
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From this reading But he tricked me: he said that if I helped him in his business, we'd split the profits.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And now, seeing how it would hurt my conscience and your pocketbooks, I've repented of what I've done.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
who's
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From this reading I came here with this swindler who's preaching.
whoever
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From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
word
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From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The pardoner went up to the pulpit and began his sermon, trying to stir up the people, telling them that they shouldn't be without the blessings and the forgiveness that would come to them by buying the indulgences.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When he was into the sermon in full swing, the constable came in the church door, and after praying he got up, and with a loud and steady voice he began to speak very solemnly: "My fellow men, let me say a word; afterward, you can listen to whoever you like.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And now, seeing how it would hurt my conscience and your pocketbooks, I've repented of what I've done.
