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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 The bare, worn bell-rope dangled from the ceiling near the confessional, and ended in a big knot greasy from handling.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again and again, with regular jumps, she hung herself upon it; and then let her whole bulky figure go with it, whirling in her petticoats, her cap awry, and her blood rushing to her broad face.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading As La Teuse entered the church she rested her broom and feather-brush against the altar.
altar
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From this reading As La Teuse entered the church she rested her broom and feather-brush against the altar.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As La Teuse entered the church she rested her broom and feather-brush against the altar.
Angelus
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From this reading Limping more than ever in her haste and hustling the benches, she went down the church to ring the _Angelus_.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As La Teuse entered the church she rested her broom and feather-brush against the altar.
awry
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From this reading Again and again, with regular jumps, she hung herself upon it; and then let her whole bulky figure go with it, whirling in her petticoats, her cap awry, and her blood rushing to her broad face.
bare
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From this reading The bare, worn bell-rope dangled from the ceiling near the confessional, and ended in a big knot greasy from handling.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was late, as she had that day began her half-yearly wash.
bell-rope
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From this reading The bare, worn bell-rope dangled from the ceiling near the confessional, and ended in a big knot greasy from handling.
benches
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From this reading Limping more than ever in her haste and hustling the benches, she went down the church to ring the _Angelus_.
big
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From this reading The bare, worn bell-rope dangled from the ceiling near the confessional, and ended in a big knot greasy from handling.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again and again, with regular jumps, she hung herself upon it; and then let her whole bulky figure go with it, whirling in her petticoats, her cap awry, and her blood rushing to her broad face.
broad
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From this reading Again and again, with regular jumps, she hung herself upon it; and then let her whole bulky figure go with it, whirling in her petticoats, her cap awry, and her blood rushing to her broad face.
broom
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From this reading As La Teuse entered the church she rested her broom and feather-brush against the altar.
bulky
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From this reading Again and again, with regular jumps, she hung herself upon it; and then let her whole bulky figure go with it, whirling in her petticoats, her cap awry, and her blood rushing to her broad face.
cap
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From this reading Again and again, with regular jumps, she hung herself upon it; and then let her whole bulky figure go with it, whirling in her petticoats, her cap awry, and her blood rushing to her broad face.
ceiling
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From this reading The bare, worn bell-rope dangled from the ceiling near the confessional, and ended in a big knot greasy from handling.
church
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From this reading As La Teuse entered the church she rested her broom and feather-brush against the altar.
confessional
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From this reading The bare, worn bell-rope dangled from the ceiling near the confessional, and ended in a big knot greasy from handling.
dangled
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From this reading The bare, worn bell-rope dangled from the ceiling near the confessional, and ended in a big knot greasy from handling.
day
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From this reading She was late, as she had that day began her half-yearly wash.
down
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From this reading Limping more than ever in her haste and hustling the benches, she went down the church to ring the _Angelus_.
ended
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From this reading The bare, worn bell-rope dangled from the ceiling near the confessional, and ended in a big knot greasy from handling.
entered
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From this reading As La Teuse entered the church she rested her broom and feather-brush against the altar.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Limping more than ever in her haste and hustling the benches, she went down the church to ring the _Angelus_.
face
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From this reading Again and again, with regular jumps, she hung herself upon it; and then let her whole bulky figure go with it, whirling in her petticoats, her cap awry, and her blood rushing to her broad face.
feather-brush
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From this reading As La Teuse entered the church she rested her broom and feather-brush against the altar.
figure
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From this reading Again and again, with regular jumps, she hung herself upon it; and then let her whole bulky figure go with it, whirling in her petticoats, her cap awry, and her blood rushing to her broad face.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The bare, worn bell-rope dangled from the ceiling near the confessional, and ended in a big knot greasy from handling.
go
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From this reading Again and again, with regular jumps, she hung herself upon it; and then let her whole bulky figure go with it, whirling in her petticoats, her cap awry, and her blood rushing to her broad face.
greasy
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From this reading The bare, worn bell-rope dangled from the ceiling near the confessional, and ended in a big knot greasy from handling.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was late, as she had that day began her half-yearly wash.
half-yearly
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From this reading She was late, as she had that day began her half-yearly wash.
handling
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From this reading The bare, worn bell-rope dangled from the ceiling near the confessional, and ended in a big knot greasy from handling.
haste
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From this reading Limping more than ever in her haste and hustling the benches, she went down the church to ring the _Angelus_.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As La Teuse entered the church she rested her broom and feather-brush against the altar.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Again and again, with regular jumps, she hung herself upon it; and then let her whole bulky figure go with it, whirling in her petticoats, her cap awry, and her blood rushing to her broad face.
hung
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From this reading Again and again, with regular jumps, she hung herself upon it; and then let her whole bulky figure go with it, whirling in her petticoats, her cap awry, and her blood rushing to her broad face.
hustling
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From this reading Limping more than ever in her haste and hustling the benches, she went down the church to ring the _Angelus_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Limping more than ever in her haste and hustling the benches, she went down the church to ring the _Angelus_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Again and again, with regular jumps, she hung herself upon it; and then let her whole bulky figure go with it, whirling in her petticoats, her cap awry, and her blood rushing to her broad face.
jumps
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From this reading Again and again, with regular jumps, she hung herself upon it; and then let her whole bulky figure go with it, whirling in her petticoats, her cap awry, and her blood rushing to her broad face.
knot
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From this reading The bare, worn bell-rope dangled from the ceiling near the confessional, and ended in a big knot greasy from handling.
La
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From this reading As La Teuse entered the church she rested her broom and feather-brush against the altar.
late
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From this reading She was late, as she had that day began her half-yearly wash.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Again and again, with regular jumps, she hung herself upon it; and then let her whole bulky figure go with it, whirling in her petticoats, her cap awry, and her blood rushing to her broad face.
Limping
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From this reading Limping more than ever in her haste and hustling the benches, she went down the church to ring the _Angelus_.
more
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From this reading Limping more than ever in her haste and hustling the benches, she went down the church to ring the _Angelus_.
near
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From this reading The bare, worn bell-rope dangled from the ceiling near the confessional, and ended in a big knot greasy from handling.
petticoats
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From this reading Again and again, with regular jumps, she hung herself upon it; and then let her whole bulky figure go with it, whirling in her petticoats, her cap awry, and her blood rushing to her broad face.
regular
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From this reading Again and again, with regular jumps, she hung herself upon it; and then let her whole bulky figure go with it, whirling in her petticoats, her cap awry, and her blood rushing to her broad face.
rested
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From this reading As La Teuse entered the church she rested her broom and feather-brush against the altar.
ring
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From this reading Limping more than ever in her haste and hustling the benches, she went down the church to ring the _Angelus_.
rushing
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From this reading Again and again, with regular jumps, she hung herself upon it; and then let her whole bulky figure go with it, whirling in her petticoats, her cap awry, and her blood rushing to her broad face.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As La Teuse entered the church she rested her broom and feather-brush against the altar.
Teuse
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From this reading As La Teuse entered the church she rested her broom and feather-brush against the altar.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Limping more than ever in her haste and hustling the benches, she went down the church to ring the _Angelus_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was late, as she had that day began her half-yearly wash.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As La Teuse entered the church she rested her broom and feather-brush against the altar.
then
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From this reading Again and again, with regular jumps, she hung herself upon it; and then let her whole bulky figure go with it, whirling in her petticoats, her cap awry, and her blood rushing to her broad face.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Limping more than ever in her haste and hustling the benches, she went down the church to ring the _Angelus_.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Again and again, with regular jumps, she hung herself upon it; and then let her whole bulky figure go with it, whirling in her petticoats, her cap awry, and her blood rushing to her broad face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was late, as she had that day began her half-yearly wash.
wash
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From this reading She was late, as she had that day began her half-yearly wash.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Limping more than ever in her haste and hustling the benches, she went down the church to ring the _Angelus_.
whirling
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From this reading Again and again, with regular jumps, she hung herself upon it; and then let her whole bulky figure go with it, whirling in her petticoats, her cap awry, and her blood rushing to her broad face.
whole
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From this reading Again and again, with regular jumps, she hung herself upon it; and then let her whole bulky figure go with it, whirling in her petticoats, her cap awry, and her blood rushing to her broad face.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Again and again, with regular jumps, she hung herself upon it; and then let her whole bulky figure go with it, whirling in her petticoats, her cap awry, and her blood rushing to her broad face.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading The bare, worn bell-rope dangled from the ceiling near the confessional, and ended in a big knot greasy from handling.
