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churchyard [ˈtʃɜːtʃˌjɑːd] n
the grounds surrounding a church, usually used as a graveyard ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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When he spoke of the figure that the boy saw in the churchyard he called it 'a woman in white. So when he came to the churchyard Sir Arthur alit and tied his horse to the stile, and so he went to the tent and found no knights there, for they were at the jousting, and so he handled the sword by the handles, and lightly and fiercely pulled it out of the stone, and took his horse and rode his way until he came to his brother Sir Kay, and delivered him the sword. In that corner of the churchyard,' said the old gentleman, after a silence of a few moments, 'in that corner of the churchyard of which I have before spoken, there lies buried a man who was in my employment for three years after this event, and who was truly contrite, penitent, and humbled, if ever man was. |
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