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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 He reached a settlement which appeared to him to be the village of Austerlitz.
always
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From this reading He strolled out beyond the Salpêtrière into deserted regions; that is where windfalls are to be found; where there is no one, one always finds something.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He resolved to make an effort to secure some supper.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In one of his preceding lounges he had noticed there an old garden haunted by an old man and an old woman, and in that garden, a passable apple-tree.
appeared
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From this reading He reached a settlement which appeared to him to be the village of Austerlitz.
apple-tree
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From this reading In one of his preceding lounges he had noticed there an old garden haunted by an old man and an old woman, and in that garden, a passable apple-tree.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He strolled out beyond the Salpêtrière into deserted regions; that is where windfalls are to be found; where there is no one, one always finds something.
Austerlitz
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From this reading He reached a settlement which appeared to him to be the village of Austerlitz.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He strolled out beyond the Salpêtrière into deserted regions; that is where windfalls are to be found; where there is no one, one always finds something.
becoming
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From this reading PHENOMENON One evening, little Gavroche had had nothing to eat; he remembered that he had not dined on the preceding day either; this was becoming tiresome.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He strolled out beyond the Salpêtrière into deserted regions; that is where windfalls are to be found; where there is no one, one always finds something.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In one of his preceding lounges he had noticed there an old garden haunted by an old man and an old woman, and in that garden, a passable apple-tree.
day
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From this reading PHENOMENON One evening, little Gavroche had had nothing to eat; he remembered that he had not dined on the preceding day either; this was becoming tiresome.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading He strolled out beyond the Salpêtrière into deserted regions; that is where windfalls are to be found; where there is no one, one always finds something.
dined
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From this reading PHENOMENON One evening, little Gavroche had had nothing to eat; he remembered that he had not dined on the preceding day either; this was becoming tiresome.
eat
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From this reading PHENOMENON One evening, little Gavroche had had nothing to eat; he remembered that he had not dined on the preceding day either; this was becoming tiresome.
effort
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From this reading He resolved to make an effort to secure some supper.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading PHENOMENON One evening, little Gavroche had had nothing to eat; he remembered that he had not dined on the preceding day either; this was becoming tiresome.
evening
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From this reading PHENOMENON One evening, little Gavroche had had nothing to eat; he remembered that he had not dined on the preceding day either; this was becoming tiresome.
finds
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From this reading He strolled out beyond the Salpêtrière into deserted regions; that is where windfalls are to be found; where there is no one, one always finds something.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He strolled out beyond the Salpêtrière into deserted regions; that is where windfalls are to be found; where there is no one, one always finds something.
garden
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From this reading In one of his preceding lounges he had noticed there an old garden haunted by an old man and an old woman, and in that garden, a passable apple-tree.
Gavroche
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From this reading PHENOMENON One evening, little Gavroche had had nothing to eat; he remembered that he had not dined on the preceding day either; this was becoming tiresome.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PHENOMENON One evening, little Gavroche had had nothing to eat; he remembered that he had not dined on the preceding day either; this was becoming tiresome.
haunted
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From this reading In one of his preceding lounges he had noticed there an old garden haunted by an old man and an old woman, and in that garden, a passable apple-tree.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PHENOMENON One evening, little Gavroche had had nothing to eat; he remembered that he had not dined on the preceding day either; this was becoming tiresome.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He reached a settlement which appeared to him to be the village of Austerlitz.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In one of his preceding lounges he had noticed there an old garden haunted by an old man and an old woman, and in that garden, a passable apple-tree.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In one of his preceding lounges he had noticed there an old garden haunted by an old man and an old woman, and in that garden, a passable apple-tree.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He strolled out beyond the Salpêtrière into deserted regions; that is where windfalls are to be found; where there is no one, one always finds something.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He strolled out beyond the Salpêtrière into deserted regions; that is where windfalls are to be found; where there is no one, one always finds something.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PHENOMENON One evening, little Gavroche had had nothing to eat; he remembered that he had not dined on the preceding day either; this was becoming tiresome.
lounges
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From this reading In one of his preceding lounges he had noticed there an old garden haunted by an old man and an old woman, and in that garden, a passable apple-tree.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He resolved to make an effort to secure some supper.
man
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From this reading In one of his preceding lounges he had noticed there an old garden haunted by an old man and an old woman, and in that garden, a passable apple-tree.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He strolled out beyond the Salpêtrière into deserted regions; that is where windfalls are to be found; where there is no one, one always finds something.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading PHENOMENON One evening, little Gavroche had had nothing to eat; he remembered that he had not dined on the preceding day either; this was becoming tiresome.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading PHENOMENON One evening, little Gavroche had had nothing to eat; he remembered that he had not dined on the preceding day either; this was becoming tiresome.
noticed
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From this reading In one of his preceding lounges he had noticed there an old garden haunted by an old man and an old woman, and in that garden, a passable apple-tree.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He reached a settlement which appeared to him to be the village of Austerlitz.
old
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From this reading In one of his preceding lounges he had noticed there an old garden haunted by an old man and an old woman, and in that garden, a passable apple-tree.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading PHENOMENON One evening, little Gavroche had had nothing to eat; he remembered that he had not dined on the preceding day either; this was becoming tiresome.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading PHENOMENON One evening, little Gavroche had had nothing to eat; he remembered that he had not dined on the preceding day either; this was becoming tiresome.
out
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From this reading He strolled out beyond the Salpêtrière into deserted regions; that is where windfalls are to be found; where there is no one, one always finds something.
passable
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From this reading In one of his preceding lounges he had noticed there an old garden haunted by an old man and an old woman, and in that garden, a passable apple-tree.
PHENOMENON
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From this reading PHENOMENON One evening, little Gavroche had had nothing to eat; he remembered that he had not dined on the preceding day either; this was becoming tiresome.
preceding
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From this reading PHENOMENON One evening, little Gavroche had had nothing to eat; he remembered that he had not dined on the preceding day either; this was becoming tiresome.
reached
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From this reading He reached a settlement which appeared to him to be the village of Austerlitz.
regions
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From this reading He strolled out beyond the Salpêtrière into deserted regions; that is where windfalls are to be found; where there is no one, one always finds something.
remembered
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From this reading PHENOMENON One evening, little Gavroche had had nothing to eat; he remembered that he had not dined on the preceding day either; this was becoming tiresome.
resolved
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From this reading He resolved to make an effort to secure some supper.
Salpêtrière
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From this reading He strolled out beyond the Salpêtrière into deserted regions; that is where windfalls are to be found; where there is no one, one always finds something.
secure
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From this reading He resolved to make an effort to secure some supper.
settlement
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From this reading He reached a settlement which appeared to him to be the village of Austerlitz.
some
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From this reading He resolved to make an effort to secure some supper.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He strolled out beyond the Salpêtrière into deserted regions; that is where windfalls are to be found; where there is no one, one always finds something.
strolled
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From this reading He strolled out beyond the Salpêtrière into deserted regions; that is where windfalls are to be found; where there is no one, one always finds something.
supper
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From this reading He resolved to make an effort to secure some supper.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PHENOMENON One evening, little Gavroche had had nothing to eat; he remembered that he had not dined on the preceding day either; this was becoming tiresome.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PHENOMENON One evening, little Gavroche had had nothing to eat; he remembered that he had not dined on the preceding day either; this was becoming tiresome.
there
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From this reading He strolled out beyond the Salpêtrière into deserted regions; that is where windfalls are to be found; where there is no one, one always finds something.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading PHENOMENON One evening, little Gavroche had had nothing to eat; he remembered that he had not dined on the preceding day either; this was becoming tiresome.
tiresome
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From this reading PHENOMENON One evening, little Gavroche had had nothing to eat; he remembered that he had not dined on the preceding day either; this was becoming tiresome.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PHENOMENON One evening, little Gavroche had had nothing to eat; he remembered that he had not dined on the preceding day either; this was becoming tiresome.
village
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From this reading He reached a settlement which appeared to him to be the village of Austerlitz.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PHENOMENON One evening, little Gavroche had had nothing to eat; he remembered that he had not dined on the preceding day either; this was becoming tiresome.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He strolled out beyond the Salpêtrière into deserted regions; that is where windfalls are to be found; where there is no one, one always finds something.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He reached a settlement which appeared to him to be the village of Austerlitz.
windfalls
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From this reading He strolled out beyond the Salpêtrière into deserted regions; that is where windfalls are to be found; where there is no one, one always finds something.
woman
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From this reading In one of his preceding lounges he had noticed there an old garden haunted by an old man and an old woman, and in that garden, a passable apple-tree.
