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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 cantor house was only a few steps from the Red Cock, and Wolf knew every stone in the street, which was named for the tavern.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He had already noticed at the familiar inn that the gay image of the Madonna and Cluld, and the little lamp above, were no longer there.
absence
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From this reading Yet that very circumstance delayed him, for even the smallest trifle which had changed during his absence attracted his attention.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had already noticed at the familiar inn that the gay image of the Madonna and Cluld, and the little lamp above, were no longer there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cantor house was only a few steps from the Red Cock, and Wolf knew every stone in the street, which was named for the tavern.
Apostle
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From this reading A large red cock, crowing with wide-open beak at the Apostle Peter, had been there.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had already noticed at the familiar inn that the gay image of the Madonna and Cluld, and the little lamp above, were no longer there.
attention
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From this reading Yet that very circumstance delayed him, for even the smallest trifle which had changed during his absence attracted his attention.
attracted
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From this reading Yet that very circumstance delayed him, for even the smallest trifle which had changed during his absence attracted his attention.
beak
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From this reading A large red cock, crowing with wide-open beak at the Apostle Peter, had been there.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The pictures of the saints had been removed from the public rooms, and even the painting which had been impressed upon his memory from boyhood--like a sign of the house--had vanished.
boyhood
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From this reading The pictures of the saints had been removed from the public rooms, and even the painting which had been impressed upon his memory from boyhood--like a sign of the house--had vanished.
cantor
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From this reading The cantor house was only a few steps from the Red Cock, and Wolf knew every stone in the street, which was named for the tavern.
changed
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From this reading Yet that very circumstance delayed him, for even the smallest trifle which had changed during his absence attracted his attention.
circumstance
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From this reading Yet that very circumstance delayed him, for even the smallest trifle which had changed during his absence attracted his attention.
Cluld
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From this reading He had already noticed at the familiar inn that the gay image of the Madonna and Cluld, and the little lamp above, were no longer there.
Cock
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From this reading The cantor house was only a few steps from the Red Cock, and Wolf knew every stone in the street, which was named for the tavern.
crowing
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From this reading A large red cock, crowing with wide-open beak at the Apostle Peter, had been there.
delayed
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From this reading Yet that very circumstance delayed him, for even the smallest trifle which had changed during his absence attracted his attention.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Yet that very circumstance delayed him, for even the smallest trifle which had changed during his absence attracted his attention.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet that very circumstance delayed him, for even the smallest trifle which had changed during his absence attracted his attention.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The cantor house was only a few steps from the Red Cock, and Wolf knew every stone in the street, which was named for the tavern.
familiar
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From this reading He had already noticed at the familiar inn that the gay image of the Madonna and Cluld, and the little lamp above, were no longer there.
few
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From this reading The cantor house was only a few steps from the Red Cock, and Wolf knew every stone in the street, which was named for the tavern.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The cantor house was only a few steps from the Red Cock, and Wolf knew every stone in the street, which was named for the tavern.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The cantor house was only a few steps from the Red Cock, and Wolf knew every stone in the street, which was named for the tavern.
gay
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From this reading He had already noticed at the familiar inn that the gay image of the Madonna and Cluld, and the little lamp above, were no longer there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet that very circumstance delayed him, for even the smallest trifle which had changed during his absence attracted his attention.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had already noticed at the familiar inn that the gay image of the Madonna and Cluld, and the little lamp above, were no longer there.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet that very circumstance delayed him, for even the smallest trifle which had changed during his absence attracted his attention.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet that very circumstance delayed him, for even the smallest trifle which had changed during his absence attracted his attention.
house
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From this reading The cantor house was only a few steps from the Red Cock, and Wolf knew every stone in the street, which was named for the tavern.
image
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From this reading He had already noticed at the familiar inn that the gay image of the Madonna and Cluld, and the little lamp above, were no longer there.
impressed
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From this reading The pictures of the saints had been removed from the public rooms, and even the painting which had been impressed upon his memory from boyhood--like a sign of the house--had vanished.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The cantor house was only a few steps from the Red Cock, and Wolf knew every stone in the street, which was named for the tavern.
inn
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From this reading He had already noticed at the familiar inn that the gay image of the Madonna and Cluld, and the little lamp above, were no longer there.
knew
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From this reading The cantor house was only a few steps from the Red Cock, and Wolf knew every stone in the street, which was named for the tavern.
lamp
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From this reading He had already noticed at the familiar inn that the gay image of the Madonna and Cluld, and the little lamp above, were no longer there.
large
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From this reading A large red cock, crowing with wide-open beak at the Apostle Peter, had been there.
like
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From this reading The pictures of the saints had been removed from the public rooms, and even the painting which had been impressed upon his memory from boyhood--like a sign of the house--had vanished.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had already noticed at the familiar inn that the gay image of the Madonna and Cluld, and the little lamp above, were no longer there.
longer
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From this reading He had already noticed at the familiar inn that the gay image of the Madonna and Cluld, and the little lamp above, were no longer there.
Madonna
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From this reading He had already noticed at the familiar inn that the gay image of the Madonna and Cluld, and the little lamp above, were no longer there.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The pictures of the saints had been removed from the public rooms, and even the painting which had been impressed upon his memory from boyhood--like a sign of the house--had vanished.
named
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From this reading The cantor house was only a few steps from the Red Cock, and Wolf knew every stone in the street, which was named for the tavern.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had already noticed at the familiar inn that the gay image of the Madonna and Cluld, and the little lamp above, were no longer there.
noticed
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From this reading He had already noticed at the familiar inn that the gay image of the Madonna and Cluld, and the little lamp above, were no longer there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had already noticed at the familiar inn that the gay image of the Madonna and Cluld, and the little lamp above, were no longer there.
only
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From this reading The cantor house was only a few steps from the Red Cock, and Wolf knew every stone in the street, which was named for the tavern.
painting
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From this reading The pictures of the saints had been removed from the public rooms, and even the painting which had been impressed upon his memory from boyhood--like a sign of the house--had vanished.
Peter
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From this reading A large red cock, crowing with wide-open beak at the Apostle Peter, had been there.
pictures
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From this reading The pictures of the saints had been removed from the public rooms, and even the painting which had been impressed upon his memory from boyhood--like a sign of the house--had vanished.
public
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From this reading The pictures of the saints had been removed from the public rooms, and even the painting which had been impressed upon his memory from boyhood--like a sign of the house--had vanished.
Red
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From this reading The cantor house was only a few steps from the Red Cock, and Wolf knew every stone in the street, which was named for the tavern.
removed
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From this reading The pictures of the saints had been removed from the public rooms, and even the painting which had been impressed upon his memory from boyhood--like a sign of the house--had vanished.
rooms
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From this reading The pictures of the saints had been removed from the public rooms, and even the painting which had been impressed upon his memory from boyhood--like a sign of the house--had vanished.
saints
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From this reading The pictures of the saints had been removed from the public rooms, and even the painting which had been impressed upon his memory from boyhood--like a sign of the house--had vanished.
sign
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From this reading The pictures of the saints had been removed from the public rooms, and even the painting which had been impressed upon his memory from boyhood--like a sign of the house--had vanished.
smallest
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From this reading Yet that very circumstance delayed him, for even the smallest trifle which had changed during his absence attracted his attention.
steps
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From this reading The cantor house was only a few steps from the Red Cock, and Wolf knew every stone in the street, which was named for the tavern.
stone
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From this reading The cantor house was only a few steps from the Red Cock, and Wolf knew every stone in the street, which was named for the tavern.
street
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From this reading The cantor house was only a few steps from the Red Cock, and Wolf knew every stone in the street, which was named for the tavern.
tavern
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From this reading The cantor house was only a few steps from the Red Cock, and Wolf knew every stone in the street, which was named for the tavern.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet that very circumstance delayed him, for even the smallest trifle which had changed during his absence attracted his attention.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cantor house was only a few steps from the Red Cock, and Wolf knew every stone in the street, which was named for the tavern.
there
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From this reading He had already noticed at the familiar inn that the gay image of the Madonna and Cluld, and the little lamp above, were no longer there.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading Yet that very circumstance delayed him, for even the smallest trifle which had changed during his absence attracted his attention.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The pictures of the saints had been removed from the public rooms, and even the painting which had been impressed upon his memory from boyhood--like a sign of the house--had vanished.
vanished
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From this reading The pictures of the saints had been removed from the public rooms, and even the painting which had been impressed upon his memory from boyhood--like a sign of the house--had vanished.
very
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From this reading Yet that very circumstance delayed him, for even the smallest trifle which had changed during his absence attracted his attention.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cantor house was only a few steps from the Red Cock, and Wolf knew every stone in the street, which was named for the tavern.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had already noticed at the familiar inn that the gay image of the Madonna and Cluld, and the little lamp above, were no longer there.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The cantor house was only a few steps from the Red Cock, and Wolf knew every stone in the street, which was named for the tavern.
wide-open
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From this reading A large red cock, crowing with wide-open beak at the Apostle Peter, had been there.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A large red cock, crowing with wide-open beak at the Apostle Peter, had been there.
Wolf
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From this reading The cantor house was only a few steps from the Red Cock, and Wolf knew every stone in the street, which was named for the tavern.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet that very circumstance delayed him, for even the smallest trifle which had changed during his absence attracted his attention.
