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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 the Old Cure was alive Jean Jacques was a lesser light, and he accepted his degree of illumination with content.
accepted
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From this reading When the Old Cure was alive Jean Jacques was a lesser light, and he accepted his degree of illumination with content.
affection
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From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
alive
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From this reading When the Old Cure was alive Jean Jacques was a lesser light, and he accepted his degree of illumination with content.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the Old Cure was alive Jean Jacques was a lesser light, and he accepted his degree of illumination with content.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
away
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From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
baptised
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From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
Barbille
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From this reading It was hard to say which was the more important person in the parish, the New Cure or M'sieu' Jean Jacques Barbille.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The new cure, M. Savry, was young; the Old Cure had lived to be eighty-five, bearing wherever he went a lamp of wisdom at which the people lighted their small souls.
bearing
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From this reading The new cure, M. Savry, was young; the Old Cure had lived to be eighty-five, bearing wherever he went a lamp of wisdom at which the people lighted their small souls.
blessed
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From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
comforted
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From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
command
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From this reading The New Cure could command their obedience, but he could not command their love and confidence until he had earned them.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
confirmed
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From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
content
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From this reading When the Old Cure was alive Jean Jacques was a lesser light, and he accepted his degree of illumination with content.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The New Cure could command their obedience, but he could not command their love and confidence until he had earned them.
Cure
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From this reading It was hard to say which was the more important person in the parish, the New Cure or M'sieu' Jean Jacques Barbille.
degree
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From this reading When the Old Cure was alive Jean Jacques was a lesser light, and he accepted his degree of illumination with content.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
earned
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From this reading The New Cure could command their obedience, but he could not command their love and confidence until he had earned them.
eighty-five
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From this reading The new cure, M. Savry, was young; the Old Cure had lived to be eighty-five, bearing wherever he went a lamp of wisdom at which the people lighted their small souls.
fathers
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From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
firmly
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From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
gathered
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From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
graveyard
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From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
hard
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From this reading It was hard to say which was the more important person in the parish, the New Cure or M'sieu' Jean Jacques Barbille.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the Old Cure was alive Jean Jacques was a lesser light, and he accepted his degree of illumination with content.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the Old Cure was alive Jean Jacques was a lesser light, and he accepted his degree of illumination with content.
illumination
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From this reading When the Old Cure was alive Jean Jacques was a lesser light, and he accepted his degree of illumination with content.
important
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From this reading It was hard to say which was the more important person in the parish, the New Cure or M'sieu' Jean Jacques Barbille.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was hard to say which was the more important person in the parish, the New Cure or M'sieu' Jean Jacques Barbille.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was hard to say which was the more important person in the parish, the New Cure or M'sieu' Jean Jacques Barbille.
Jacques
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From this reading It was hard to say which was the more important person in the parish, the New Cure or M'sieu' Jean Jacques Barbille.
Jean
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From this reading It was hard to say which was the more important person in the parish, the New Cure or M'sieu' Jean Jacques Barbille.
laid
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From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
lamp
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From this reading The new cure, M. Savry, was young; the Old Cure had lived to be eighty-five, bearing wherever he went a lamp of wisdom at which the people lighted their small souls.
Langon
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From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
led
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From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
lesser
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From this reading When the Old Cure was alive Jean Jacques was a lesser light, and he accepted his degree of illumination with content.
light
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From this reading When the Old Cure was alive Jean Jacques was a lesser light, and he accepted his degree of illumination with content.
lighted
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From this reading The new cure, M. Savry, was young; the Old Cure had lived to be eighty-five, bearing wherever he went a lamp of wisdom at which the people lighted their small souls.
lived
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From this reading The new cure, M. Savry, was young; the Old Cure had lived to be eighty-five, bearing wherever he went a lamp of wisdom at which the people lighted their small souls.
love
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From this reading The New Cure could command their obedience, but he could not command their love and confidence until he had earned them.
M
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From this reading The new cure, M. Savry, was young; the Old Cure had lived to be eighty-five, bearing wherever he went a lamp of wisdom at which the people lighted their small souls.
M'sieu
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From this reading It was hard to say which was the more important person in the parish, the New Cure or M'sieu' Jean Jacques Barbille.
more
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From this reading It was hard to say which was the more important person in the parish, the New Cure or M'sieu' Jean Jacques Barbille.
New
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From this reading It was hard to say which was the more important person in the parish, the New Cure or M'sieu' Jean Jacques Barbille.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
obedience
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From this reading The New Cure could command their obedience, but he could not command their love and confidence until he had earned them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the Old Cure was alive Jean Jacques was a lesser light, and he accepted his degree of illumination with content.
Old
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From this reading When the Old Cure was alive Jean Jacques was a lesser light, and he accepted his degree of illumination with content.
once
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From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was hard to say which was the more important person in the parish, the New Cure or M'sieu' Jean Jacques Barbille.
parish
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From this reading It was hard to say which was the more important person in the parish, the New Cure or M'sieu' Jean Jacques Barbille.
people
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From this reading The new cure, M. Savry, was young; the Old Cure had lived to be eighty-five, bearing wherever he went a lamp of wisdom at which the people lighted their small souls.
Pere
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From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
person
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From this reading It was hard to say which was the more important person in the parish, the New Cure or M'sieu' Jean Jacques Barbille.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
Savry
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From this reading The new cure, M. Savry, was young; the Old Cure had lived to be eighty-five, bearing wherever he went a lamp of wisdom at which the people lighted their small souls.
say
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From this reading It was hard to say which was the more important person in the parish, the New Cure or M'sieu' Jean Jacques Barbille.
small
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From this reading The new cure, M. Savry, was young; the Old Cure had lived to be eighty-five, bearing wherever he went a lamp of wisdom at which the people lighted their small souls.
souls
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From this reading The new cure, M. Savry, was young; the Old Cure had lived to be eighty-five, bearing wherever he went a lamp of wisdom at which the people lighted their small souls.
successor
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From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was hard to say which was the more important person in the parish, the New Cure or M'sieu' Jean Jacques Barbille.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The new cure, M. Savry, was young; the Old Cure had lived to be eighty-five, bearing wherever he went a lamp of wisdom at which the people lighted their small souls.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
thousands
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From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was hard to say which was the more important person in the parish, the New Cure or M'sieu' Jean Jacques Barbille.
turn
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From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
turned
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From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The New Cure could command their obedience, but he could not command their love and confidence until he had earned them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was hard to say which was the more important person in the parish, the New Cure or M'sieu' Jean Jacques Barbille.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The new cure, M. Savry, was young; the Old Cure had lived to be eighty-five, bearing wherever he went a lamp of wisdom at which the people lighted their small souls.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the Old Cure was alive Jean Jacques was a lesser light, and he accepted his degree of illumination with content.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading The new cure, M. Savry, was young; the Old Cure had lived to be eighty-five, bearing wherever he went a lamp of wisdom at which the people lighted their small souls.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was hard to say which was the more important person in the parish, the New Cure or M'sieu' Jean Jacques Barbille.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But when Pere Langon was gathered to his fathers, and thousands had turned away from the graveyard, where he who had baptised them, confirmed them, blessed them, comforted them, and firmly led them was laid to rest, they did not turn at once to his successor with confidence and affection.
wisdom
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From this reading The new cure, M. Savry, was young; the Old Cure had lived to be eighty-five, bearing wherever he went a lamp of wisdom at which the people lighted their small souls.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the Old Cure was alive Jean Jacques was a lesser light, and he accepted his degree of illumination with content.
young
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From this reading The new cure, M. Savry, was young; the Old Cure had lived to be eighty-five, bearing wherever he went a lamp of wisdom at which the people lighted their small souls.
