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all
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From this reading During all that time Lucie was never sure, from hour to hour, but that the Guillotine would strike off her husband’s head next day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One year and three months.
black-haired
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From this reading Lovely girls; bright women, brown-haired, black-haired, and grey; youths; stalwart men and old; gentle born and peasant born;
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lovely girls; bright women, brown-haired, black-haired, and grey; youths; stalwart men and old; gentle born and peasant born;
bright
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From this reading Lovely girls; bright women, brown-haired, black-haired, and grey; youths; stalwart men and old; gentle born and peasant born;
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading all red wine for La Guillotine, all daily brought into light from the dark cellars of the loathsome prisons, and carried to her through the streets to slake her devouring thirst.
brown-haired
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From this reading Lovely girls; bright women, brown-haired, black-haired, and grey; youths; stalwart men and old; gentle born and peasant born;
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading During all that time Lucie was never sure, from hour to hour, but that the Guillotine would strike off her husband’s head next day.
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
possessed or contained a feeling or quality within oneself
From this reading all red wine for La Guillotine, all daily brought into light from the dark cellars of the loathsome prisons, and carried to her through the streets to slake her devouring thirst.
cellars
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From this reading all red wine for La Guillotine, all daily brought into light from the dark cellars of the loathsome prisons, and carried to her through the streets to slake her devouring thirst.
Condemnedplural nounUS /kənˈdemd/
people who have been officially sentenced to death
From this reading Every day, through the stony streets, the tumbrils now jolted heavily, filled with Condemned.
daily
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From this reading all red wine for La Guillotine, all daily brought into light from the dark cellars of the loathsome prisons, and carried to her through the streets to slake her devouring thirst.
dark
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From this reading all red wine for La Guillotine, all daily brought into light from the dark cellars of the loathsome prisons, and carried to her through the streets to slake her devouring thirst.
day
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From this reading During all that time Lucie was never sure, from hour to hour, but that the Guillotine would strike off her husband’s head next day.
devouring
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From this reading all red wine for La Guillotine, all daily brought into light from the dark cellars of the loathsome prisons, and carried to her through the streets to slake her devouring thirst.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During all that time Lucie was never sure, from hour to hour, but that the Guillotine would strike off her husband’s head next day.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every day, through the stony streets, the tumbrils now jolted heavily, filled with Condemned.
filled
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From this reading Every day, through the stony streets, the tumbrils now jolted heavily, filled with Condemned.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading all red wine for La Guillotine, all daily brought into light from the dark cellars of the loathsome prisons, and carried to her through the streets to slake her devouring thirst.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading During all that time Lucie was never sure, from hour to hour, but that the Guillotine would strike off her husband’s head next day.
gentle
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From this reading Lovely girls; bright women, brown-haired, black-haired, and grey; youths; stalwart men and old; gentle born and peasant born;
girls
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From this reading Lovely girls; bright women, brown-haired, black-haired, and grey; youths; stalwart men and old; gentle born and peasant born;
grey
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From this reading Lovely girls; bright women, brown-haired, black-haired, and grey; youths; stalwart men and old; gentle born and peasant born;
Guillotine
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From this reading During all that time Lucie was never sure, from hour to hour, but that the Guillotine would strike off her husband’s head next day.
head
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From this reading During all that time Lucie was never sure, from hour to hour, but that the Guillotine would strike off her husband’s head next day.
heavily
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From this reading Every day, through the stony streets, the tumbrils now jolted heavily, filled with Condemned.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading During all that time Lucie was never sure, from hour to hour, but that the Guillotine would strike off her husband’s head next day.
hour
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From this reading During all that time Lucie was never sure, from hour to hour, but that the Guillotine would strike off her husband’s head next day.
husband's
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From this reading During all that time Lucie was never sure, from hour to hour, but that the Guillotine would strike off her husband’s head next day.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading all red wine for La Guillotine, all daily brought into light from the dark cellars of the loathsome prisons, and carried to her through the streets to slake her devouring thirst.
jolted
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From this reading Every day, through the stony streets, the tumbrils now jolted heavily, filled with Condemned.
La
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From this reading all red wine for La Guillotine, all daily brought into light from the dark cellars of the loathsome prisons, and carried to her through the streets to slake her devouring thirst.
light
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From this reading all red wine for La Guillotine, all daily brought into light from the dark cellars of the loathsome prisons, and carried to her through the streets to slake her devouring thirst.
loathsome
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From this reading all red wine for La Guillotine, all daily brought into light from the dark cellars of the loathsome prisons, and carried to her through the streets to slake her devouring thirst.
Lovely
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From this reading Lovely girls; bright women, brown-haired, black-haired, and grey; youths; stalwart men and old; gentle born and peasant born;
Lucie
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From this reading During all that time Lucie was never sure, from hour to hour, but that the Guillotine would strike off her husband’s head next day.
men
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From this reading Lovely girls; bright women, brown-haired, black-haired, and grey; youths; stalwart men and old; gentle born and peasant born;
months
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From this reading One year and three months.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During all that time Lucie was never sure, from hour to hour, but that the Guillotine would strike off her husband’s head next day.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During all that time Lucie was never sure, from hour to hour, but that the Guillotine would strike off her husband’s head next day.
now
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From this reading Every day, through the stony streets, the tumbrils now jolted heavily, filled with Condemned.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading all red wine for La Guillotine, all daily brought into light from the dark cellars of the loathsome prisons, and carried to her through the streets to slake her devouring thirst.
off
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From this reading During all that time Lucie was never sure, from hour to hour, but that the Guillotine would strike off her husband’s head next day.
old
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From this reading Lovely girls; bright women, brown-haired, black-haired, and grey; youths; stalwart men and old; gentle born and peasant born;
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One year and three months.
peasant
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From this reading Lovely girls; bright women, brown-haired, black-haired, and grey; youths; stalwart men and old; gentle born and peasant born;
prisons
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From this reading all red wine for La Guillotine, all daily brought into light from the dark cellars of the loathsome prisons, and carried to her through the streets to slake her devouring thirst.
red
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From this reading all red wine for La Guillotine, all daily brought into light from the dark cellars of the loathsome prisons, and carried to her through the streets to slake her devouring thirst.
slake
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From this reading all red wine for La Guillotine, all daily brought into light from the dark cellars of the loathsome prisons, and carried to her through the streets to slake her devouring thirst.
stalwartadjectiveUS /ˈstɔːlwərt/
physically strong, sturdy, and powerfully built
From this reading Lovely girls; bright women, brown-haired, black-haired, and grey; youths; stalwart men and old; gentle born and peasant born;
stony
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From this reading Every day, through the stony streets, the tumbrils now jolted heavily, filled with Condemned.
streets
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From this reading Every day, through the stony streets, the tumbrils now jolted heavily, filled with Condemned.
strike
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From this reading During all that time Lucie was never sure, from hour to hour, but that the Guillotine would strike off her husband’s head next day.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During all that time Lucie was never sure, from hour to hour, but that the Guillotine would strike off her husband’s head next day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During all that time Lucie was never sure, from hour to hour, but that the Guillotine would strike off her husband’s head next day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During all that time Lucie was never sure, from hour to hour, but that the Guillotine would strike off her husband’s head next day.
thirst
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From this reading all red wine for La Guillotine, all daily brought into light from the dark cellars of the loathsome prisons, and carried to her through the streets to slake her devouring thirst.
three
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From this reading One year and three months.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Every day, through the stony streets, the tumbrils now jolted heavily, filled with Condemned.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During all that time Lucie was never sure, from hour to hour, but that the Guillotine would strike off her husband’s head next day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During all that time Lucie was never sure, from hour to hour, but that the Guillotine would strike off her husband’s head next day.
tumbrils
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From this reading Every day, through the stony streets, the tumbrils now jolted heavily, filled with Condemned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During all that time Lucie was never sure, from hour to hour, but that the Guillotine would strike off her husband’s head next day.
wine
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From this reading all red wine for La Guillotine, all daily brought into light from the dark cellars of the loathsome prisons, and carried to her through the streets to slake her devouring thirst.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every day, through the stony streets, the tumbrils now jolted heavily, filled with Condemned.
women
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From this reading Lovely girls; bright women, brown-haired, black-haired, and grey; youths; stalwart men and old; gentle born and peasant born;
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading During all that time Lucie was never sure, from hour to hour, but that the Guillotine would strike off her husband’s head next day.
year
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From this reading One year and three months.
youths
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From this reading Lovely girls; bright women, brown-haired, black-haired, and grey; youths; stalwart men and old; gentle born and peasant born;
