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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The tower of St. Peter's Church rises high into the air above all the other buildings of Freiberg.
air
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From this reading The tower of St. Peter's Church rises high into the air above all the other buildings of Freiberg.
all
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From this reading The tower of St. Peter's Church rises high into the air above all the other buildings of Freiberg.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Grim cannon sometimes stood there, not to fire harmless salutes on days of public rejoicing, but more often to be loaded with deadly missiles and fired at an enemy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Grim cannon sometimes stood there, not to fire harmless salutes on days of public rejoicing, but more often to be loaded with deadly missiles and fired at an enemy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Grim cannon sometimes stood there, not to fire harmless salutes on days of public rejoicing, but more often to be loaded with deadly missiles and fired at an enemy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Grim cannon sometimes stood there, not to fire harmless salutes on days of public rejoicing, but more often to be loaded with deadly missiles and fired at an enemy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Thus it happened that one of these instruments of death had been planted in the highest chamber of the St. Peter's Tower at Freiberg.
BEFOREprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE ENEMY BEFORE THE TOWN.
buildings
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From this reading The tower of St. Peter's Church rises high into the air above all the other buildings of Freiberg.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In those early days church-towers were too often used for purposes with which religion had but little to do.
cannon
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From this reading Grim cannon sometimes stood there, not to fire harmless salutes on days of public rejoicing, but more often to be loaded with deadly missiles and fired at an enemy.
chamber
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From this reading Thus it happened that one of these instruments of death had been planted in the highest chamber of the St. Peter's Tower at Freiberg.
Church
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From this reading The tower of St. Peter's Church rises high into the air above all the other buildings of Freiberg.
church-towers
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From this reading In those early days church-towers were too often used for purposes with which religion had but little to do.
days
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From this reading In those early days church-towers were too often used for purposes with which religion had but little to do.
deadly
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From this reading Grim cannon sometimes stood there, not to fire harmless salutes on days of public rejoicing, but more often to be loaded with deadly missiles and fired at an enemy.
death
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From this reading Thus it happened that one of these instruments of death had been planted in the highest chamber of the St. Peter's Tower at Freiberg.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In those early days church-towers were too often used for purposes with which religion had but little to do.
early
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From this reading In those early days church-towers were too often used for purposes with which religion had but little to do.
ENEMY
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From this reading THE ENEMY BEFORE THE TOWN.
fire
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From this reading Grim cannon sometimes stood there, not to fire harmless salutes on days of public rejoicing, but more often to be loaded with deadly missiles and fired at an enemy.
fired
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From this reading Grim cannon sometimes stood there, not to fire harmless salutes on days of public rejoicing, but more often to be loaded with deadly missiles and fired at an enemy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In those early days church-towers were too often used for purposes with which religion had but little to do.
Freiberg
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From this reading The tower of St. Peter's Church rises high into the air above all the other buildings of Freiberg.
Grim
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From this reading Grim cannon sometimes stood there, not to fire harmless salutes on days of public rejoicing, but more often to be loaded with deadly missiles and fired at an enemy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In those early days church-towers were too often used for purposes with which religion had but little to do.
happened
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From this reading Thus it happened that one of these instruments of death had been planted in the highest chamber of the St. Peter's Tower at Freiberg.
harmless
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From this reading Grim cannon sometimes stood there, not to fire harmless salutes on days of public rejoicing, but more often to be loaded with deadly missiles and fired at an enemy.
high
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From this reading The tower of St. Peter's Church rises high into the air above all the other buildings of Freiberg.
highest
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From this reading Thus it happened that one of these instruments of death had been planted in the highest chamber of the St. Peter's Tower at Freiberg.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In those early days church-towers were too often used for purposes with which religion had but little to do.
instruments
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From this reading Thus it happened that one of these instruments of death had been planted in the highest chamber of the St. Peter's Tower at Freiberg.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The tower of St. Peter's Church rises high into the air above all the other buildings of Freiberg.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thus it happened that one of these instruments of death had been planted in the highest chamber of the St. Peter's Tower at Freiberg.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In those early days church-towers were too often used for purposes with which religion had but little to do.
loaded
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From this reading Grim cannon sometimes stood there, not to fire harmless salutes on days of public rejoicing, but more often to be loaded with deadly missiles and fired at an enemy.
missiles
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From this reading Grim cannon sometimes stood there, not to fire harmless salutes on days of public rejoicing, but more often to be loaded with deadly missiles and fired at an enemy.
more
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From this reading Grim cannon sometimes stood there, not to fire harmless salutes on days of public rejoicing, but more often to be loaded with deadly missiles and fired at an enemy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Grim cannon sometimes stood there, not to fire harmless salutes on days of public rejoicing, but more often to be loaded with deadly missiles and fired at an enemy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tower of St. Peter's Church rises high into the air above all the other buildings of Freiberg.
often
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From this reading In those early days church-towers were too often used for purposes with which religion had but little to do.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Grim cannon sometimes stood there, not to fire harmless salutes on days of public rejoicing, but more often to be loaded with deadly missiles and fired at an enemy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thus it happened that one of these instruments of death had been planted in the highest chamber of the St. Peter's Tower at Freiberg.
other
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From this reading The tower of St. Peter's Church rises high into the air above all the other buildings of Freiberg.
Peter's
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From this reading The tower of St. Peter's Church rises high into the air above all the other buildings of Freiberg.
planted
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From this reading Thus it happened that one of these instruments of death had been planted in the highest chamber of the St. Peter's Tower at Freiberg.
public
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From this reading Grim cannon sometimes stood there, not to fire harmless salutes on days of public rejoicing, but more often to be loaded with deadly missiles and fired at an enemy.
purposes
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From this reading In those early days church-towers were too often used for purposes with which religion had but little to do.
rejoicing
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From this reading Grim cannon sometimes stood there, not to fire harmless salutes on days of public rejoicing, but more often to be loaded with deadly missiles and fired at an enemy.
religion
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From this reading In those early days church-towers were too often used for purposes with which religion had but little to do.
rises
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From this reading The tower of St. Peter's Church rises high into the air above all the other buildings of Freiberg.
salutes
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From this reading Grim cannon sometimes stood there, not to fire harmless salutes on days of public rejoicing, but more often to be loaded with deadly missiles and fired at an enemy.
sometimes
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From this reading Grim cannon sometimes stood there, not to fire harmless salutes on days of public rejoicing, but more often to be loaded with deadly missiles and fired at an enemy.
St
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From this reading The tower of St. Peter's Church rises high into the air above all the other buildings of Freiberg.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Grim cannon sometimes stood there, not to fire harmless salutes on days of public rejoicing, but more often to be loaded with deadly missiles and fired at an enemy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thus it happened that one of these instruments of death had been planted in the highest chamber of the St. Peter's Tower at Freiberg.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ENEMY BEFORE THE TOWN.
there
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From this reading Grim cannon sometimes stood there, not to fire harmless salutes on days of public rejoicing, but more often to be loaded with deadly missiles and fired at an enemy.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Thus it happened that one of these instruments of death had been planted in the highest chamber of the St. Peter's Tower at Freiberg.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In those early days church-towers were too often used for purposes with which religion had but little to do.
Thus
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From this reading Thus it happened that one of these instruments of death had been planted in the highest chamber of the St. Peter's Tower at Freiberg.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In those early days church-towers were too often used for purposes with which religion had but little to do.
too
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From this reading In those early days church-towers were too often used for purposes with which religion had but little to do.
tower
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From this reading The tower of St. Peter's Church rises high into the air above all the other buildings of Freiberg.
TOWN
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From this reading THE ENEMY BEFORE THE TOWN.
used
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From this reading In those early days church-towers were too often used for purposes with which religion had but little to do.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In those early days church-towers were too often used for purposes with which religion had but little to do.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In those early days church-towers were too often used for purposes with which religion had but little to do.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In those early days church-towers were too often used for purposes with which religion had but little to do.
