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swell, the increase in the tones of the church organ.
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loitering, lingering; sauntering; idling.
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knoll, mound or small round hill.
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yew trees, large coniferous trees with dark green foliage.
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coeval, of the same age.
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Gothic spire, church spire built after the Gothic model, an architectural style developed in northern France, and spread through western Europe from about 1160 to the 15th century. Gothic architecture gives the onlooker a sense of slenderness and the vertical.
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rooks, black hoarse-voiced bird of the crow tribe nesting in colonies.
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wheeling ; flying around it; wheeling or revolving around it.
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remote and neglected, off to one corner and not taken care of.
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indigent, needy; poor.
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huddled, thrown together; crowded together.
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obsequies, the last duty rendered to the dead; burial ceremony.
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pall, the heavy cloth used to cover a coffin, hearse, or tomb.
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sexton, the man who takes care of the church building.
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mock mourners, sham attendants at a funeral; those who put on a sad countenance at funerals because they feel that they have to, and in some funerals because they are hired to mourn.
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trappings, garb; dress.
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affected woe, make-believe woe; grief that is worn for show.
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train, procession.
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parson, priest; preacher.
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surplice, an outer vestment or garment of white linen worn especially by clergy of the Roman Catholic Church and of churches of the Anglican Communion.
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service, church service or ceremony.
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survivor, the one who has outlived the dead person, in this case, the mother.
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penniless, poor; without a penny.
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shuffled, read through in careless fashion; carried through.
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mummery, farce; ridiculous or empty show; mockery.
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