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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 “Always once a day,” said the fat farmer; “and I’ll break a crust here and now.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was now about half-past one o’clock.
Always
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From this reading “Always once a day,” said the fat farmer; “and I’ll break a crust here and now.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Ha! here’s Pere Leger,” cried the inn-keeper, when the coach pulled up before the door.
break
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From this reading “Always once a day,” said the fat farmer; “and I’ll break a crust here and now.”
breakfast
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From this reading “Do you breakfast?”
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
coach
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From this reading “Ha! here’s Pere Leger,” cried the inn-keeper, when the coach pulled up before the door.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ha! here’s Pere Leger,” cried the inn-keeper, when the coach pulled up before the door.
crust
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From this reading “Always once a day,” said the fat farmer; “and I’ll break a crust here and now.”
day
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From this reading “Always once a day,” said the fat farmer; “and I’ll break a crust here and now.”
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you breakfast?”
door
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From this reading “Ha! here’s Pere Leger,” cried the inn-keeper, when the coach pulled up before the door.
down
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From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
farmer
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From this reading “Always once a day,” said the fat farmer; “and I’ll break a crust here and now.”
fat
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From this reading “Always once a day,” said the fat farmer; “and I’ll break a crust here and now.”
give
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From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
going
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From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
Ha
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From this reading “Ha! here’s Pere Leger,” cried the inn-keeper, when the coach pulled up before the door.
habit
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From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
half-past
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From this reading It was now about half-past one o’clock.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Always once a day,” said the fat farmer; “and I’ll break a crust here and now.”
here's
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From this reading “Ha! here’s Pere Leger,” cried the inn-keeper, when the coach pulled up before the door.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
horses
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From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
hour
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From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
I'll
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From this reading “Always once a day,” said the fat farmer; “and I’ll break a crust here and now.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
incline
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From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
inn
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From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
inn-keeper
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From this reading “Ha! here’s Pere Leger,” cried the inn-keeper, when the coach pulled up before the door.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now about half-past one o’clock.
large
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From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
Leger
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From this reading “Ha! here’s Pere Leger,” cried the inn-keeper, when the coach pulled up before the door.
middle
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From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
now
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From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
o'clock
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From this reading It was now about half-past one o’clock.
oats
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From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
once
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From this reading “Always once a day,” said the fat farmer; “and I’ll break a crust here and now.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was now about half-past one o’clock.
Pere
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From this reading “Ha! here’s Pere Leger,” cried the inn-keeper, when the coach pulled up before the door.
Pierrotin
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From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
Pierrotin's
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From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ha! here’s Pere Leger,” cried the inn-keeper, when the coach pulled up before the door.
said
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From this reading “Always once a day,” said the fat farmer; “and I’ll break a crust here and now.”
Saint-Brice
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From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
stands
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From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
steep
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From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
stopping
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From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
up
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From this reading “Ha! here’s Pere Leger,” cried the inn-keeper, when the coach pulled up before the door.
valley
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From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
vehicle
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From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
village
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From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
water
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From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Ha! here’s Pere Leger,” cried the inn-keeper, when the coach pulled up before the door.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Pierrotin’s vehicle was now going down the steep incline of the valley of Saint-Brice to the inn which stands in the middle of the large village of that name, where Pierrotin was in the habit of stopping an hour to breathe his horses, give them their oats, and water them.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you breakfast?”
