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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 “There, there, there!” he said, peevishly, advancing straight to the hearth with his burden; “don’t make a noise.
advancing
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From this reading “There, there, there!” he said, peevishly, advancing straight to the hearth with his burden; “don’t make a noise.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You never expected to see us alive again, I dare say.
alive
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From this reading You never expected to see us alive again, I dare say.
almost
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From this reading Young Pierre lay almost insensible in his arms.
altered
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From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
always
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From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
arms
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From this reading Young Pierre lay almost insensible in his arms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the astonishment and fright of the first moment, Perrine screamed as she recognized him.
astonishment
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From this reading In the astonishment and fright of the first moment, Perrine screamed as she recognized him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
burden
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From this reading “There, there, there!” he said, peevishly, advancing straight to the hearth with his burden; “don’t make a noise.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
dare
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From this reading You never expected to see us alive again, I dare say.
don't
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From this reading “There, there, there!” he said, peevishly, advancing straight to the hearth with his burden; “don’t make a noise.
dripping
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From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
expected
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From this reading You never expected to see us alive again, I dare say.
expression
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From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
face
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From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the astonishment and fright of the first moment, Perrine screamed as she recognized him.
fisherman
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From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
fright
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From this reading In the astonishment and fright of the first moment, Perrine screamed as she recognized him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
hearth
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From this reading “There, there, there!” he said, peevishly, advancing straight to the hearth with his burden; “don’t make a noise.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the astonishment and fright of the first moment, Perrine screamed as she recognized him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You never expected to see us alive again, I dare say.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
inflexible
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From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
insensible
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From this reading Young Pierre lay almost insensible in his arms.
lay
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From this reading Young Pierre lay almost insensible in his arms.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There, there, there!” he said, peevishly, advancing straight to the hearth with his burden; “don’t make a noise.
moment
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From this reading In the astonishment and fright of the first moment, Perrine screamed as she recognized him.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You never expected to see us alive again, I dare say.
night
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From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
noise
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From this reading “There, there, there!” he said, peevishly, advancing straight to the hearth with his burden; “don’t make a noise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the astonishment and fright of the first moment, Perrine screamed as she recognized him.
pale
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From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
peevishly
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From this reading “There, there, there!” he said, peevishly, advancing straight to the hearth with his burden; “don’t make a noise.
perils
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From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
Perrine
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From this reading In the astonishment and fright of the first moment, Perrine screamed as she recognized him.
Pierre
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From this reading Young Pierre lay almost insensible in his arms.
recognized
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From this reading In the astonishment and fright of the first moment, Perrine screamed as she recognized him.
said
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From this reading “There, there, there!” he said, peevishly, advancing straight to the hearth with his burden; “don’t make a noise.
say
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From this reading You never expected to see us alive again, I dare say.
screamed
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From this reading In the astonishment and fright of the first moment, Perrine screamed as she recognized him.
see
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From this reading You never expected to see us alive again, I dare say.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the astonishment and fright of the first moment, Perrine screamed as she recognized him.
straight
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From this reading “There, there, there!” he said, peevishly, advancing straight to the hearth with his burden; “don’t make a noise.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
There
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From this reading “There, there, there!” he said, peevishly, advancing straight to the hearth with his burden; “don’t make a noise.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You never expected to see us alive again, I dare say.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
wet
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From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The fisherman was dripping with wet; but his face, always pale and inflexible, seemed to be but little altered in expression by the perils through which he must have passed during the night.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You never expected to see us alive again, I dare say.
Young
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From this reading Young Pierre lay almost insensible in his arms.
