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20th
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From this reading On the 20th of January most of the crew had not the strength to leave their beds.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
almost
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From this reading Louis Cornbutte approached his father’s bedside; the old man was almost motionless, and his limbs were helpless from disease.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meanwhile, Louis having lit the stove fire, Penellan, Misonne, and André Vasling left their beds and crouched around it.
André
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From this reading Meanwhile, Louis having lit the stove fire, Penellan, Misonne, and André Vasling left their beds and crouched around it.
approached
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From this reading Louis Cornbutte approached his father’s bedside; the old man was almost motionless, and his limbs were helpless from disease.
arms
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From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Meanwhile, Louis having lit the stove fire, Penellan, Misonne, and André Vasling left their beds and crouched around it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
beds
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From this reading On the 20th of January most of the crew had not the strength to leave their beds.
bedside
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From this reading Louis Cornbutte approached his father’s bedside; the old man was almost motionless, and his limbs were helpless from disease.
boiling
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From this reading Penellan prepared some boiling coffee, which gave them some strength, as well as Marie, who joined them in partaking of it.
buffalo-skin
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From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
clothes
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From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
coffee
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From this reading Penellan prepared some boiling coffee, which gave them some strength, as well as Marie, who joined them in partaking of it.
cold
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From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
Cornbutte
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From this reading Louis Cornbutte approached his father’s bedside; the old man was almost motionless, and his limbs were helpless from disease.
cover
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From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
coverings
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From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the 20th of January most of the crew had not the strength to leave their beds.
crouched
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From this reading Meanwhile, Louis having lit the stove fire, Penellan, Misonne, and André Vasling left their beds and crouched around it.
disease
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From this reading Louis Cornbutte approached his father’s bedside; the old man was almost motionless, and his limbs were helpless from disease.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
father's
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From this reading Louis Cornbutte approached his father’s bedside; the old man was almost motionless, and his limbs were helpless from disease.
felt
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From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
fire
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From this reading Meanwhile, Louis having lit the stove fire, Penellan, Misonne, and André Vasling left their beds and crouched around it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Louis Cornbutte approached his father’s bedside; the old man was almost motionless, and his limbs were helpless from disease.
gave
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From this reading Penellan prepared some boiling coffee, which gave them some strength, as well as Marie, who joined them in partaking of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the 20th of January most of the crew had not the strength to leave their beds.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Meanwhile, Louis having lit the stove fire, Penellan, Misonne, and André Vasling left their beds and crouched around it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
helpless
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From this reading Louis Cornbutte approached his father’s bedside; the old man was almost motionless, and his limbs were helpless from disease.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Penellan prepared some boiling coffee, which gave them some strength, as well as Marie, who joined them in partaking of it.
independently
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From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile, Louis having lit the stove fire, Penellan, Misonne, and André Vasling left their beds and crouched around it.
January
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From this reading On the 20th of January most of the crew had not the strength to leave their beds.
joined
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From this reading Penellan prepared some boiling coffee, which gave them some strength, as well as Marie, who joined them in partaking of it.
leave
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From this reading On the 20th of January most of the crew had not the strength to leave their beds.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, Louis having lit the stove fire, Penellan, Misonne, and André Vasling left their beds and crouched around it.
limbs
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From this reading Louis Cornbutte approached his father’s bedside; the old man was almost motionless, and his limbs were helpless from disease.
lit
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From this reading Meanwhile, Louis having lit the stove fire, Penellan, Misonne, and André Vasling left their beds and crouched around it.
Louis
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From this reading Meanwhile, Louis having lit the stove fire, Penellan, Misonne, and André Vasling left their beds and crouched around it.
man
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From this reading Louis Cornbutte approached his father’s bedside; the old man was almost motionless, and his limbs were helpless from disease.
Marie
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From this reading Penellan prepared some boiling coffee, which gave them some strength, as well as Marie, who joined them in partaking of it.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, Louis having lit the stove fire, Penellan, Misonne, and André Vasling left their beds and crouched around it.
Misonne
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From this reading Meanwhile, Louis having lit the stove fire, Penellan, Misonne, and André Vasling left their beds and crouched around it.
most
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From this reading On the 20th of January most of the crew had not the strength to leave their beds.
motionless
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From this reading Louis Cornbutte approached his father’s bedside; the old man was almost motionless, and his limbs were helpless from disease.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the 20th of January most of the crew had not the strength to leave their beds.
obliged
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From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the 20th of January most of the crew had not the strength to leave their beds.
old
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From this reading Louis Cornbutte approached his father’s bedside; the old man was almost motionless, and his limbs were helpless from disease.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the 20th of January most of the crew had not the strength to leave their beds.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
pain
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From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
partaking
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From this reading Penellan prepared some boiling coffee, which gave them some strength, as well as Marie, who joined them in partaking of it.
Penellan
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From this reading Meanwhile, Louis having lit the stove fire, Penellan, Misonne, and André Vasling left their beds and crouched around it.
prepared
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From this reading Penellan prepared some boiling coffee, which gave them some strength, as well as Marie, who joined them in partaking of it.
protect
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From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
put
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From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
quickly
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From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
some
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From this reading Penellan prepared some boiling coffee, which gave them some strength, as well as Marie, who joined them in partaking of it.
soon
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From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
stove
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From this reading Meanwhile, Louis having lit the stove fire, Penellan, Misonne, and André Vasling left their beds and crouched around it.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the 20th of January most of the crew had not the strength to leave their beds.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the 20th of January most of the crew had not the strength to leave their beds.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On the 20th of January most of the crew had not the strength to leave their beds.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the 20th of January most of the crew had not the strength to leave their beds.
Vasling
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From this reading Meanwhile, Louis having lit the stove fire, Penellan, Misonne, and André Vasling left their beds and crouched around it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Louis Cornbutte approached his father’s bedside; the old man was almost motionless, and his limbs were helpless from disease.
well
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From this reading Penellan prepared some boiling coffee, which gave them some strength, as well as Marie, who joined them in partaking of it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Louis Cornbutte approached his father’s bedside; the old man was almost motionless, and his limbs were helpless from disease.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Penellan prepared some boiling coffee, which gave them some strength, as well as Marie, who joined them in partaking of it.
woollen
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From this reading Each, independently of his woollen coverings, had a buffalo-skin to protect him against the cold; but as soon as he put his arms outside the clothes, he felt a pain which obliged him quickly to cover them again.
