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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 This hearse contained a coffin covered with a white cloth over which spread a large black cross, like a huge corpse with drooping arms.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Behind it came an old man in the garments of a laborer, who limped along.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
arms
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From this reading This hearse contained a coffin covered with a white cloth over which spread a large black cross, like a huge corpse with drooping arms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A mourning-coach, in which could be seen a priest in his surplice, and a choir boy in his red cap, followed.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind it came an old man in the garments of a laborer, who limped along.
black
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From this reading This hearse contained a coffin covered with a white cloth over which spread a large black cross, like a huge corpse with drooping arms.
Boulevard
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From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
boy
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From this reading A mourning-coach, in which could be seen a priest in his surplice, and a choir boy in his red cap, followed.
came
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From this reading Behind it came an old man in the garments of a laborer, who limped along.
cap
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From this reading A mourning-coach, in which could be seen a priest in his surplice, and a choir boy in his red cap, followed.
choir
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From this reading A mourning-coach, in which could be seen a priest in his surplice, and a choir boy in his red cap, followed.
cloth
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From this reading This hearse contained a coffin covered with a white cloth over which spread a large black cross, like a huge corpse with drooping arms.
coffin
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From this reading This hearse contained a coffin covered with a white cloth over which spread a large black cross, like a huge corpse with drooping arms.
contained
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From this reading This hearse contained a coffin covered with a white cloth over which spread a large black cross, like a huge corpse with drooping arms.
corpse
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From this reading This hearse contained a coffin covered with a white cloth over which spread a large black cross, like a huge corpse with drooping arms.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A mourning-coach, in which could be seen a priest in his surplice, and a choir boy in his red cap, followed.
covered
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From this reading This hearse contained a coffin covered with a white cloth over which spread a large black cross, like a huge corpse with drooping arms.
cross
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From this reading This hearse contained a coffin covered with a white cloth over which spread a large black cross, like a huge corpse with drooping arms.
cross-bones
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From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
day
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From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
declining
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From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
drooping
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From this reading This hearse contained a coffin covered with a white cloth over which spread a large black cross, like a huge corpse with drooping arms.
du
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From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
followed
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From this reading A mourning-coach, in which could be seen a priest in his surplice, and a choir boy in his red cap, followed.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
garments
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From this reading Behind it came an old man in the garments of a laborer, who limped along.
gray
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From this reading Two undertaker’s men in gray uniforms trimmed with black walked on the right and the left of the hearse.
hats
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From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
hearse
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From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A mourning-coach, in which could be seen a priest in his surplice, and a choir boy in his red cap, followed.
huge
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From this reading This hearse contained a coffin covered with a white cloth over which spread a large black cross, like a huge corpse with drooping arms.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A mourning-coach, in which could be seen a priest in his surplice, and a choir boy in his red cap, followed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Behind it came an old man in the garments of a laborer, who limped along.
laborer
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From this reading Behind it came an old man in the garments of a laborer, who limped along.
large
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From this reading This hearse contained a coffin covered with a white cloth over which spread a large black cross, like a huge corpse with drooping arms.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two undertaker’s men in gray uniforms trimmed with black walked on the right and the left of the hearse.
like
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From this reading This hearse contained a coffin covered with a white cloth over which spread a large black cross, like a huge corpse with drooping arms.
limped
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From this reading Behind it came an old man in the garments of a laborer, who limped along.
Maine
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From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
man
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From this reading Behind it came an old man in the garments of a laborer, who limped along.
men
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From this reading Two undertaker’s men in gray uniforms trimmed with black walked on the right and the left of the hearse.
mourning-coach
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From this reading A mourning-coach, in which could be seen a priest in his surplice, and a choir boy in his red cap, followed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two undertaker’s men in gray uniforms trimmed with black walked on the right and the left of the hearse.
off
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From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
old
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From this reading Behind it came an old man in the garments of a laborer, who limped along.
old-fashioned
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From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
ornamented
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From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This hearse contained a coffin covered with a white cloth over which spread a large black cross, like a huge corpse with drooping arms.
passers-by
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From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
priest
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From this reading A mourning-coach, in which could be seen a priest in his surplice, and a choir boy in his red cap, followed.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
rare
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From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
red
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From this reading A mourning-coach, in which could be seen a priest in his surplice, and a choir boy in his red cap, followed.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two undertaker’s men in gray uniforms trimmed with black walked on the right and the left of the hearse.
seen
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From this reading A mourning-coach, in which could be seen a priest in his surplice, and a choir boy in his red cap, followed.
skulls
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From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
spread
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From this reading This hearse contained a coffin covered with a white cloth over which spread a large black cross, like a huge corpse with drooping arms.
sun
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From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
surplice
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From this reading A mourning-coach, in which could be seen a priest in his surplice, and a choir boy in his red cap, followed.
tears
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From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This hearse contained a coffin covered with a white cloth over which spread a large black cross, like a huge corpse with drooping arms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
trimmed
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From this reading Two undertaker’s men in gray uniforms trimmed with black walked on the right and the left of the hearse.
Two
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From this reading Two undertaker’s men in gray uniforms trimmed with black walked on the right and the left of the hearse.
undertaker's
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From this reading Two undertaker’s men in gray uniforms trimmed with black walked on the right and the left of the hearse.
uniforms
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From this reading Two undertaker’s men in gray uniforms trimmed with black walked on the right and the left of the hearse.
very
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From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
walked
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From this reading Two undertaker’s men in gray uniforms trimmed with black walked on the right and the left of the hearse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This hearse contained a coffin covered with a white cloth over which spread a large black cross, like a huge corpse with drooping arms.
white
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From this reading This hearse contained a coffin covered with a white cloth over which spread a large black cross, like a huge corpse with drooping arms.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Behind it came an old man in the garments of a laborer, who limped along.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the following day, as the sun was declining, the very rare passers-by on the Boulevard du Maine pulled off their hats to an old-fashioned hearse, ornamented with skulls, cross-bones, and tears.
