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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 PETERS' OFFER Wyndham and Flora were married at a small country church.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mabel was bridesmaid, Marston was groomsman, and as he waited for a few moments by the rails he looked about.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PETERS' OFFER Wyndham and Flora were married at a small country church.
arches
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From this reading Red and green reflections stained the mosaics inside the chancel rails, but shadows lurked behind the arches and pillars, for the old building had no clerestory.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mabel was bridesmaid, Marston was groomsman, and as he waited for a few moments by the rails he looked about.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PETERS' OFFER Wyndham and Flora were married at a small country church.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Red and green reflections stained the mosaics inside the chancel rails, but shadows lurked behind the arches and pillars, for the old building had no clerestory.
bridesmaid
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From this reading Mabel was bridesmaid, Marston was groomsman, and as he waited for a few moments by the rails he looked about.
bright
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From this reading The morning was bright and the sun touched the east window with vivid color and pierced the narrow lancets on the south.
building
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From this reading Red and green reflections stained the mosaics inside the chancel rails, but shadows lurked behind the arches and pillars, for the old building had no clerestory.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Red and green reflections stained the mosaics inside the chancel rails, but shadows lurked behind the arches and pillars, for the old building had no clerestory.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mabel was bridesmaid, Marston was groomsman, and as he waited for a few moments by the rails he looked about.
chancel
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From this reading Red and green reflections stained the mosaics inside the chancel rails, but shadows lurked behind the arches and pillars, for the old building had no clerestory.
Chisholm
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From this reading Commodore Chisholm had numerous friends, and for the most part Marston knew the faces turned towards the chancel.
church
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From this reading PETERS' OFFER Wyndham and Flora were married at a small country church.
clerestory
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From this reading Red and green reflections stained the mosaics inside the chancel rails, but shadows lurked behind the arches and pillars, for the old building had no clerestory.
color
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From this reading The morning was bright and the sun touched the east window with vivid color and pierced the narrow lancets on the south.
Commodore
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From this reading Commodore Chisholm had numerous friends, and for the most part Marston knew the faces turned towards the chancel.
country
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From this reading PETERS' OFFER Wyndham and Flora were married at a small country church.
east
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From this reading The morning was bright and the sun touched the east window with vivid color and pierced the narrow lancets on the south.
faces
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From this reading Commodore Chisholm had numerous friends, and for the most part Marston knew the faces turned towards the chancel.
few
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From this reading Mabel was bridesmaid, Marston was groomsman, and as he waited for a few moments by the rails he looked about.
Flora
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From this reading PETERS' OFFER Wyndham and Flora were married at a small country church.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Red and green reflections stained the mosaics inside the chancel rails, but shadows lurked behind the arches and pillars, for the old building had no clerestory.
friends
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From this reading Commodore Chisholm had numerous friends, and for the most part Marston knew the faces turned towards the chancel.
green
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From this reading Red and green reflections stained the mosaics inside the chancel rails, but shadows lurked behind the arches and pillars, for the old building had no clerestory.
groomsman
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From this reading Mabel was bridesmaid, Marston was groomsman, and as he waited for a few moments by the rails he looked about.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Red and green reflections stained the mosaics inside the chancel rails, but shadows lurked behind the arches and pillars, for the old building had no clerestory.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mabel was bridesmaid, Marston was groomsman, and as he waited for a few moments by the rails he looked about.
inside
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From this reading Red and green reflections stained the mosaics inside the chancel rails, but shadows lurked behind the arches and pillars, for the old building had no clerestory.
knew
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From this reading Commodore Chisholm had numerous friends, and for the most part Marston knew the faces turned towards the chancel.
lancets
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From this reading The morning was bright and the sun touched the east window with vivid color and pierced the narrow lancets on the south.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mabel was bridesmaid, Marston was groomsman, and as he waited for a few moments by the rails he looked about.
lurked
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From this reading Red and green reflections stained the mosaics inside the chancel rails, but shadows lurked behind the arches and pillars, for the old building had no clerestory.
Mabel
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From this reading Mabel was bridesmaid, Marston was groomsman, and as he waited for a few moments by the rails he looked about.
married
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From this reading PETERS' OFFER Wyndham and Flora were married at a small country church.
Marston
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From this reading Mabel was bridesmaid, Marston was groomsman, and as he waited for a few moments by the rails he looked about.
moments
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From this reading Mabel was bridesmaid, Marston was groomsman, and as he waited for a few moments by the rails he looked about.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning was bright and the sun touched the east window with vivid color and pierced the narrow lancets on the south.
mosaics
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From this reading Red and green reflections stained the mosaics inside the chancel rails, but shadows lurked behind the arches and pillars, for the old building had no clerestory.
most
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From this reading Commodore Chisholm had numerous friends, and for the most part Marston knew the faces turned towards the chancel.
narrow
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From this reading The morning was bright and the sun touched the east window with vivid color and pierced the narrow lancets on the south.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Red and green reflections stained the mosaics inside the chancel rails, but shadows lurked behind the arches and pillars, for the old building had no clerestory.
numerous
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From this reading Commodore Chisholm had numerous friends, and for the most part Marston knew the faces turned towards the chancel.
OFFER
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From this reading PETERS' OFFER Wyndham and Flora were married at a small country church.
old
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From this reading Red and green reflections stained the mosaics inside the chancel rails, but shadows lurked behind the arches and pillars, for the old building had no clerestory.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The morning was bright and the sun touched the east window with vivid color and pierced the narrow lancets on the south.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Commodore Chisholm had numerous friends, and for the most part Marston knew the faces turned towards the chancel.
PETERS
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From this reading PETERS' OFFER Wyndham and Flora were married at a small country church.
pierced
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From this reading The morning was bright and the sun touched the east window with vivid color and pierced the narrow lancets on the south.
pillars
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From this reading Red and green reflections stained the mosaics inside the chancel rails, but shadows lurked behind the arches and pillars, for the old building had no clerestory.
rails
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From this reading Red and green reflections stained the mosaics inside the chancel rails, but shadows lurked behind the arches and pillars, for the old building had no clerestory.
Red
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From this reading Red and green reflections stained the mosaics inside the chancel rails, but shadows lurked behind the arches and pillars, for the old building had no clerestory.
reflections
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From this reading Red and green reflections stained the mosaics inside the chancel rails, but shadows lurked behind the arches and pillars, for the old building had no clerestory.
shadows
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From this reading Red and green reflections stained the mosaics inside the chancel rails, but shadows lurked behind the arches and pillars, for the old building had no clerestory.
small
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From this reading PETERS' OFFER Wyndham and Flora were married at a small country church.
south
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From this reading The morning was bright and the sun touched the east window with vivid color and pierced the narrow lancets on the south.
stained
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From this reading Red and green reflections stained the mosaics inside the chancel rails, but shadows lurked behind the arches and pillars, for the old building had no clerestory.
sun
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From this reading The morning was bright and the sun touched the east window with vivid color and pierced the narrow lancets on the south.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The morning was bright and the sun touched the east window with vivid color and pierced the narrow lancets on the south.
touched
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From this reading The morning was bright and the sun touched the east window with vivid color and pierced the narrow lancets on the south.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Commodore Chisholm had numerous friends, and for the most part Marston knew the faces turned towards the chancel.
turned
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From this reading Commodore Chisholm had numerous friends, and for the most part Marston knew the faces turned towards the chancel.
vivid
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From this reading The morning was bright and the sun touched the east window with vivid color and pierced the narrow lancets on the south.
waited
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From this reading Mabel was bridesmaid, Marston was groomsman, and as he waited for a few moments by the rails he looked about.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The morning was bright and the sun touched the east window with vivid color and pierced the narrow lancets on the south.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading PETERS' OFFER Wyndham and Flora were married at a small country church.
window
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From this reading The morning was bright and the sun touched the east window with vivid color and pierced the narrow lancets on the south.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The morning was bright and the sun touched the east window with vivid color and pierced the narrow lancets on the south.
Wyndham
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From this reading PETERS' OFFER Wyndham and Flora were married at a small country church.
