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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 An intermittent breeze imitated to vicious perfection draughts from a furnace.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus definite mental irritation was added to the physical discomforts he suffered.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An intermittent breeze imitated to vicious perfection draughts from a furnace.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And if this were a short cut to Nant, Duchemin's judgment was gravely at fault.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading For if anything it was hotter on the high causse than it had been in the valley.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And if this were a short cut to Nant, Duchemin's judgment was gravely at fault.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For if anything it was hotter on the high causse than it had been in the valley.
breeze
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From this reading An intermittent breeze imitated to vicious perfection draughts from a furnace.
causse
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From this reading For if anything it was hotter on the high causse than it had been in the valley.
clearly
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From this reading Otherwise the journey was not unlike an exaggerated version of his walk from Meyrueis to Montpellier-le-Vieux, except that the road was clearly marked and he found less climbing to do.
climbing
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From this reading Otherwise the journey was not unlike an exaggerated version of his walk from Meyrueis to Montpellier-le-Vieux, except that the road was clearly marked and he found less climbing to do.
cut
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From this reading And if this were a short cut to Nant, Duchemin's judgment was gravely at fault.
definite
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From this reading Thus definite mental irritation was added to the physical discomforts he suffered.
discomforts
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From this reading Thus definite mental irritation was added to the physical discomforts he suffered.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Otherwise the journey was not unlike an exaggerated version of his walk from Meyrueis to Montpellier-le-Vieux, except that the road was clearly marked and he found less climbing to do.
draughts
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From this reading An intermittent breeze imitated to vicious perfection draughts from a furnace.
Duchemin's
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From this reading And if this were a short cut to Nant, Duchemin's judgment was gravely at fault.
exaggerated
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From this reading Otherwise the journey was not unlike an exaggerated version of his walk from Meyrueis to Montpellier-le-Vieux, except that the road was clearly marked and he found less climbing to do.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Otherwise the journey was not unlike an exaggerated version of his walk from Meyrueis to Montpellier-le-Vieux, except that the road was clearly marked and he found less climbing to do.
fault
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From this reading And if this were a short cut to Nant, Duchemin's judgment was gravely at fault.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For if anything it was hotter on the high causse than it had been in the valley.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Otherwise the journey was not unlike an exaggerated version of his walk from Meyrueis to Montpellier-le-Vieux, except that the road was clearly marked and he found less climbing to do.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An intermittent breeze imitated to vicious perfection draughts from a furnace.
furnace
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From this reading An intermittent breeze imitated to vicious perfection draughts from a furnace.
gravely
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From this reading And if this were a short cut to Nant, Duchemin's judgment was gravely at fault.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For if anything it was hotter on the high causse than it had been in the valley.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus definite mental irritation was added to the physical discomforts he suffered.
high
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From this reading For if anything it was hotter on the high causse than it had been in the valley.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Otherwise the journey was not unlike an exaggerated version of his walk from Meyrueis to Montpellier-le-Vieux, except that the road was clearly marked and he found less climbing to do.
hotter
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From this reading For if anything it was hotter on the high causse than it had been in the valley.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For if anything it was hotter on the high causse than it had been in the valley.
imitated
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From this reading An intermittent breeze imitated to vicious perfection draughts from a furnace.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For if anything it was hotter on the high causse than it had been in the valley.
intermittent
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From this reading An intermittent breeze imitated to vicious perfection draughts from a furnace.
irritation
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From this reading Thus definite mental irritation was added to the physical discomforts he suffered.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For if anything it was hotter on the high causse than it had been in the valley.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Otherwise the journey was not unlike an exaggerated version of his walk from Meyrueis to Montpellier-le-Vieux, except that the road was clearly marked and he found less climbing to do.
judgment
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From this reading And if this were a short cut to Nant, Duchemin's judgment was gravely at fault.
less
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From this reading Otherwise the journey was not unlike an exaggerated version of his walk from Meyrueis to Montpellier-le-Vieux, except that the road was clearly marked and he found less climbing to do.
marked
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From this reading Otherwise the journey was not unlike an exaggerated version of his walk from Meyrueis to Montpellier-le-Vieux, except that the road was clearly marked and he found less climbing to do.
mental
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From this reading Thus definite mental irritation was added to the physical discomforts he suffered.
Meyrueis
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From this reading Otherwise the journey was not unlike an exaggerated version of his walk from Meyrueis to Montpellier-le-Vieux, except that the road was clearly marked and he found less climbing to do.
Montpellier-le-Vieux
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From this reading Otherwise the journey was not unlike an exaggerated version of his walk from Meyrueis to Montpellier-le-Vieux, except that the road was clearly marked and he found less climbing to do.
Nant
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From this reading And if this were a short cut to Nant, Duchemin's judgment was gravely at fault.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Otherwise the journey was not unlike an exaggerated version of his walk from Meyrueis to Montpellier-le-Vieux, except that the road was clearly marked and he found less climbing to do.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Otherwise the journey was not unlike an exaggerated version of his walk from Meyrueis to Montpellier-le-Vieux, except that the road was clearly marked and he found less climbing to do.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For if anything it was hotter on the high causse than it had been in the valley.
Otherwise
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From this reading Otherwise the journey was not unlike an exaggerated version of his walk from Meyrueis to Montpellier-le-Vieux, except that the road was clearly marked and he found less climbing to do.
perfection
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From this reading An intermittent breeze imitated to vicious perfection draughts from a furnace.
physical
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From this reading Thus definite mental irritation was added to the physical discomforts he suffered.
road
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From this reading Otherwise the journey was not unlike an exaggerated version of his walk from Meyrueis to Montpellier-le-Vieux, except that the road was clearly marked and he found less climbing to do.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading And if this were a short cut to Nant, Duchemin's judgment was gravely at fault.
suffered
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From this reading Thus definite mental irritation was added to the physical discomforts he suffered.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For if anything it was hotter on the high causse than it had been in the valley.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Otherwise the journey was not unlike an exaggerated version of his walk from Meyrueis to Montpellier-le-Vieux, except that the road was clearly marked and he found less climbing to do.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus definite mental irritation was added to the physical discomforts he suffered.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And if this were a short cut to Nant, Duchemin's judgment was gravely at fault.
Thus
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From this reading Thus definite mental irritation was added to the physical discomforts he suffered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thus definite mental irritation was added to the physical discomforts he suffered.
unlike
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From this reading Otherwise the journey was not unlike an exaggerated version of his walk from Meyrueis to Montpellier-le-Vieux, except that the road was clearly marked and he found less climbing to do.
valley
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From this reading For if anything it was hotter on the high causse than it had been in the valley.
version
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From this reading Otherwise the journey was not unlike an exaggerated version of his walk from Meyrueis to Montpellier-le-Vieux, except that the road was clearly marked and he found less climbing to do.
vicious
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From this reading An intermittent breeze imitated to vicious perfection draughts from a furnace.
walk
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From this reading Otherwise the journey was not unlike an exaggerated version of his walk from Meyrueis to Montpellier-le-Vieux, except that the road was clearly marked and he found less climbing to do.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus definite mental irritation was added to the physical discomforts he suffered.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And if this were a short cut to Nant, Duchemin's judgment was gravely at fault.
