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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 The Local Colour The Reverend Charles Brabazon, magnetic Vicar of the adjacent Village, had as strong a personality as one could wish to encounter in real life.
abed
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From this reading Throughout the summer they flocked to church when their hearts were on the river; in the depths of winter they got up for early celebration on the one morning when they might have lain abed.
adjacent
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From this reading The Local Colour The Reverend Charles Brabazon, magnetic Vicar of the adjacent Village, had as strong a personality as one could wish to encounter in real life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Small solicitors and west-end tradesmen, bank officials, outside brokers, first-class clerks in Government offices, they had not a Sunday soul to call their own, these hard-headed holders of season tickets to Waterloo.
any
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From this reading Their most obsequious devotions did not temper the preacher's truculence, any more than his strongest onslaught discouraged their good works.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Local Colour The Reverend Charles Brabazon, magnetic Vicar of the adjacent Village, had as strong a personality as one could wish to encounter in real life.
bank
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Brabazon
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From this reading The Local Colour The Reverend Charles Brabazon, magnetic Vicar of the adjacent Village, had as strong a personality as one could wish to encounter in real life.
brokers
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From this reading Small solicitors and west-end tradesmen, bank officials, outside brokers, first-class clerks in Government offices, they had not a Sunday soul to call their own, these hard-headed holders of season tickets to Waterloo.
call
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celebration
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From this reading Throughout the summer they flocked to church when their hearts were on the river; in the depths of winter they got up for early celebration on the one morning when they might have lain abed.
Charles
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From this reading The Local Colour The Reverend Charles Brabazon, magnetic Vicar of the adjacent Village, had as strong a personality as one could wish to encounter in real life.
church
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From this reading Throughout the summer they flocked to church when their hearts were on the river; in the depths of winter they got up for early celebration on the one morning when they might have lain abed.
clerks
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From this reading Small solicitors and west-end tradesmen, bank officials, outside brokers, first-class clerks in Government offices, they had not a Sunday soul to call their own, these hard-headed holders of season tickets to Waterloo.
Colour
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From this reading The Local Colour The Reverend Charles Brabazon, magnetic Vicar of the adjacent Village, had as strong a personality as one could wish to encounter in real life.
composed
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From this reading He did what he liked with a congregation largely composed of the motley worldlings of Witching Hill.
congregation
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From this reading He did what he liked with a congregation largely composed of the motley worldlings of Witching Hill.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Local Colour The Reverend Charles Brabazon, magnetic Vicar of the adjacent Village, had as strong a personality as one could wish to encounter in real life.
depths
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From this reading Throughout the summer they flocked to church when their hearts were on the river; in the depths of winter they got up for early celebration on the one morning when they might have lain abed.
devotions
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From this reading Their most obsequious devotions did not temper the preacher's truculence, any more than his strongest onslaught discouraged their good works.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did what he liked with a congregation largely composed of the motley worldlings of Witching Hill.
discouraged
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From this reading Their most obsequious devotions did not temper the preacher's truculence, any more than his strongest onslaught discouraged their good works.
early
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From this reading Throughout the summer they flocked to church when their hearts were on the river; in the depths of winter they got up for early celebration on the one morning when they might have lain abed.
encounter
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From this reading The Local Colour The Reverend Charles Brabazon, magnetic Vicar of the adjacent Village, had as strong a personality as one could wish to encounter in real life.
first-class
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From this reading Small solicitors and west-end tradesmen, bank officials, outside brokers, first-class clerks in Government offices, they had not a Sunday soul to call their own, these hard-headed holders of season tickets to Waterloo.
flocked
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From this reading Throughout the summer they flocked to church when their hearts were on the river; in the depths of winter they got up for early celebration on the one morning when they might have lain abed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Throughout the summer they flocked to church when their hearts were on the river; in the depths of winter they got up for early celebration on the one morning when they might have lain abed.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their most obsequious devotions did not temper the preacher's truculence, any more than his strongest onslaught discouraged their good works.
got
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From this reading Throughout the summer they flocked to church when their hearts were on the river; in the depths of winter they got up for early celebration on the one morning when they might have lain abed.
Government
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From this reading Small solicitors and west-end tradesmen, bank officials, outside brokers, first-class clerks in Government offices, they had not a Sunday soul to call their own, these hard-headed holders of season tickets to Waterloo.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Local Colour The Reverend Charles Brabazon, magnetic Vicar of the adjacent Village, had as strong a personality as one could wish to encounter in real life.
hard-headed
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From this reading Small solicitors and west-end tradesmen, bank officials, outside brokers, first-class clerks in Government offices, they had not a Sunday soul to call their own, these hard-headed holders of season tickets to Waterloo.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Throughout the summer they flocked to church when their hearts were on the river; in the depths of winter they got up for early celebration on the one morning when they might have lain abed.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did what he liked with a congregation largely composed of the motley worldlings of Witching Hill.
hearts
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From this reading Throughout the summer they flocked to church when their hearts were on the river; in the depths of winter they got up for early celebration on the one morning when they might have lain abed.
Hill
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From this reading He did what he liked with a congregation largely composed of the motley worldlings of Witching Hill.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Their most obsequious devotions did not temper the preacher's truculence, any more than his strongest onslaught discouraged their good works.
holders
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From this reading Small solicitors and west-end tradesmen, bank officials, outside brokers, first-class clerks in Government offices, they had not a Sunday soul to call their own, these hard-headed holders of season tickets to Waterloo.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Local Colour The Reverend Charles Brabazon, magnetic Vicar of the adjacent Village, had as strong a personality as one could wish to encounter in real life.
lain
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From this reading Throughout the summer they flocked to church when their hearts were on the river; in the depths of winter they got up for early celebration on the one morning when they might have lain abed.
largely
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From this reading He did what he liked with a congregation largely composed of the motley worldlings of Witching Hill.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Local Colour The Reverend Charles Brabazon, magnetic Vicar of the adjacent Village, had as strong a personality as one could wish to encounter in real life.
liked
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From this reading He did what he liked with a congregation largely composed of the motley worldlings of Witching Hill.
Local
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From this reading The Local Colour The Reverend Charles Brabazon, magnetic Vicar of the adjacent Village, had as strong a personality as one could wish to encounter in real life.
magnetic
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From this reading The Local Colour The Reverend Charles Brabazon, magnetic Vicar of the adjacent Village, had as strong a personality as one could wish to encounter in real life.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Throughout the summer they flocked to church when their hearts were on the river; in the depths of winter they got up for early celebration on the one morning when they might have lain abed.
more
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From this reading Their most obsequious devotions did not temper the preacher's truculence, any more than his strongest onslaught discouraged their good works.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Throughout the summer they flocked to church when their hearts were on the river; in the depths of winter they got up for early celebration on the one morning when they might have lain abed.
most
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From this reading Their most obsequious devotions did not temper the preacher's truculence, any more than his strongest onslaught discouraged their good works.
motley
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From this reading He did what he liked with a congregation largely composed of the motley worldlings of Witching Hill.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Small solicitors and west-end tradesmen, bank officials, outside brokers, first-class clerks in Government offices, they had not a Sunday soul to call their own, these hard-headed holders of season tickets to Waterloo.
obsequious
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From this reading Their most obsequious devotions did not temper the preacher's truculence, any more than his strongest onslaught discouraged their good works.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Local Colour The Reverend Charles Brabazon, magnetic Vicar of the adjacent Village, had as strong a personality as one could wish to encounter in real life.
offices
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From this reading Small solicitors and west-end tradesmen, bank officials, outside brokers, first-class clerks in Government offices, they had not a Sunday soul to call their own, these hard-headed holders of season tickets to Waterloo.
officials
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From this reading Small solicitors and west-end tradesmen, bank officials, outside brokers, first-class clerks in Government offices, they had not a Sunday soul to call their own, these hard-headed holders of season tickets to Waterloo.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Throughout the summer they flocked to church when their hearts were on the river; in the depths of winter they got up for early celebration on the one morning when they might have lain abed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Local Colour The Reverend Charles Brabazon, magnetic Vicar of the adjacent Village, had as strong a personality as one could wish to encounter in real life.
onslaught
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From this reading Their most obsequious devotions did not temper the preacher's truculence, any more than his strongest onslaught discouraged their good works.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Small solicitors and west-end tradesmen, bank officials, outside brokers, first-class clerks in Government offices, they had not a Sunday soul to call their own, these hard-headed holders of season tickets to Waterloo.
own
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From this reading Small solicitors and west-end tradesmen, bank officials, outside brokers, first-class clerks in Government offices, they had not a Sunday soul to call their own, these hard-headed holders of season tickets to Waterloo.
personality
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From this reading The Local Colour The Reverend Charles Brabazon, magnetic Vicar of the adjacent Village, had as strong a personality as one could wish to encounter in real life.
preacher's
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From this reading Their most obsequious devotions did not temper the preacher's truculence, any more than his strongest onslaught discouraged their good works.
real
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From this reading The Local Colour The Reverend Charles Brabazon, magnetic Vicar of the adjacent Village, had as strong a personality as one could wish to encounter in real life.
Reverend
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From this reading The Local Colour The Reverend Charles Brabazon, magnetic Vicar of the adjacent Village, had as strong a personality as one could wish to encounter in real life.
river
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From this reading Throughout the summer they flocked to church when their hearts were on the river; in the depths of winter they got up for early celebration on the one morning when they might have lain abed.
season
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From this reading Small solicitors and west-end tradesmen, bank officials, outside brokers, first-class clerks in Government offices, they had not a Sunday soul to call their own, these hard-headed holders of season tickets to Waterloo.
Small
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From this reading Small solicitors and west-end tradesmen, bank officials, outside brokers, first-class clerks in Government offices, they had not a Sunday soul to call their own, these hard-headed holders of season tickets to Waterloo.
solicitors
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From this reading Small solicitors and west-end tradesmen, bank officials, outside brokers, first-class clerks in Government offices, they had not a Sunday soul to call their own, these hard-headed holders of season tickets to Waterloo.
soul
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From this reading Small solicitors and west-end tradesmen, bank officials, outside brokers, first-class clerks in Government offices, they had not a Sunday soul to call their own, these hard-headed holders of season tickets to Waterloo.
strong
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From this reading The Local Colour The Reverend Charles Brabazon, magnetic Vicar of the adjacent Village, had as strong a personality as one could wish to encounter in real life.
strongest
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From this reading Their most obsequious devotions did not temper the preacher's truculence, any more than his strongest onslaught discouraged their good works.
summer
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From this reading Throughout the summer they flocked to church when their hearts were on the river; in the depths of winter they got up for early celebration on the one morning when they might have lain abed.
Sunday
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From this reading Small solicitors and west-end tradesmen, bank officials, outside brokers, first-class clerks in Government offices, they had not a Sunday soul to call their own, these hard-headed holders of season tickets to Waterloo.
temper
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From this reading Their most obsequious devotions did not temper the preacher's truculence, any more than his strongest onslaught discouraged their good works.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Their most obsequious devotions did not temper the preacher's truculence, any more than his strongest onslaught discouraged their good works.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Local Colour The Reverend Charles Brabazon, magnetic Vicar of the adjacent Village, had as strong a personality as one could wish to encounter in real life.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Small solicitors and west-end tradesmen, bank officials, outside brokers, first-class clerks in Government offices, they had not a Sunday soul to call their own, these hard-headed holders of season tickets to Waterloo.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Small solicitors and west-end tradesmen, bank officials, outside brokers, first-class clerks in Government offices, they had not a Sunday soul to call their own, these hard-headed holders of season tickets to Waterloo.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Small solicitors and west-end tradesmen, bank officials, outside brokers, first-class clerks in Government offices, they had not a Sunday soul to call their own, these hard-headed holders of season tickets to Waterloo.
ThroughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Throughout the summer they flocked to church when their hearts were on the river; in the depths of winter they got up for early celebration on the one morning when they might have lain abed.
tickets
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From this reading Small solicitors and west-end tradesmen, bank officials, outside brokers, first-class clerks in Government offices, they had not a Sunday soul to call their own, these hard-headed holders of season tickets to Waterloo.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Local Colour The Reverend Charles Brabazon, magnetic Vicar of the adjacent Village, had as strong a personality as one could wish to encounter in real life.
tradesmen
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From this reading Small solicitors and west-end tradesmen, bank officials, outside brokers, first-class clerks in Government offices, they had not a Sunday soul to call their own, these hard-headed holders of season tickets to Waterloo.
truculence
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From this reading Their most obsequious devotions did not temper the preacher's truculence, any more than his strongest onslaught discouraged their good works.
up
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From this reading Throughout the summer they flocked to church when their hearts were on the river; in the depths of winter they got up for early celebration on the one morning when they might have lain abed.
Vicar
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From this reading The Local Colour The Reverend Charles Brabazon, magnetic Vicar of the adjacent Village, had as strong a personality as one could wish to encounter in real life.
Village
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From this reading The Local Colour The Reverend Charles Brabazon, magnetic Vicar of the adjacent Village, had as strong a personality as one could wish to encounter in real life.
Waterloo
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From this reading Small solicitors and west-end tradesmen, bank officials, outside brokers, first-class clerks in Government offices, they had not a Sunday soul to call their own, these hard-headed holders of season tickets to Waterloo.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Throughout the summer they flocked to church when their hearts were on the river; in the depths of winter they got up for early celebration on the one morning when they might have lain abed.
west-end
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From this reading Small solicitors and west-end tradesmen, bank officials, outside brokers, first-class clerks in Government offices, they had not a Sunday soul to call their own, these hard-headed holders of season tickets to Waterloo.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He did what he liked with a congregation largely composed of the motley worldlings of Witching Hill.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Throughout the summer they flocked to church when their hearts were on the river; in the depths of winter they got up for early celebration on the one morning when they might have lain abed.
winter
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From this reading Throughout the summer they flocked to church when their hearts were on the river; in the depths of winter they got up for early celebration on the one morning when they might have lain abed.
wish
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From this reading The Local Colour The Reverend Charles Brabazon, magnetic Vicar of the adjacent Village, had as strong a personality as one could wish to encounter in real life.
Witching
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From this reading He did what he liked with a congregation largely composed of the motley worldlings of Witching Hill.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He did what he liked with a congregation largely composed of the motley worldlings of Witching Hill.
works
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From this reading Their most obsequious devotions did not temper the preacher's truculence, any more than his strongest onslaught discouraged their good works.
worldlings
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From this reading He did what he liked with a congregation largely composed of the motley worldlings of Witching Hill.
