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Abbé
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From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
affected
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From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
altar
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From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
altar-rails
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From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
Amen
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From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
bent
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From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
big
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From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
bowed
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From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
brother
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From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
came
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From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
conjungo
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From this reading ‘_Ego conjungo vos in matrimonium, in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti_.’
corner
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From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
cross
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From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
curiously
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From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
down
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From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
Ego
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From this reading ‘_Ego conjungo vos in matrimonium, in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti_.’
elbows
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From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
emotion
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From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
Epistle
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From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
et
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From this reading ‘_Ego conjungo vos in matrimonium, in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti_.’
eye
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From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
Filii
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From this reading ‘_Ego conjungo vos in matrimonium, in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti_.’
FortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
glancing
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From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
heads
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From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘_Ego conjungo vos in matrimonium, in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti_.’
kneeling
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From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
knelt
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From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
laugh
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From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
made
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From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
making
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From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
mass
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From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
matrimonium
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From this reading ‘_Ego conjungo vos in matrimonium, in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti_.’
Mouret
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From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
nomine
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From this reading ‘_Ego conjungo vos in matrimonium, in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti_.’
nudged
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From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
other
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From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
out
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From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
Pater
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From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
Patris
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From this reading ‘_Ego conjungo vos in matrimonium, in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti_.’
responded
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From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
Rosalie
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From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
said
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From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
Sancti
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From this reading ‘_Ego conjungo vos in matrimonium, in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti_.’
serving
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From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
side
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From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
sign
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From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
slight
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From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
some
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From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
Spiritus
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From this reading ‘_Ego conjungo vos in matrimonium, in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti_.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
Then
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From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
Vincent
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From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
vos
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From this reading ‘_Ego conjungo vos in matrimonium, in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti_.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
way
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From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
