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6
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From this reading He still lived with Mademoiselle Gillenormand in the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire, No. 6, in the old house which he owned.
age
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From this reading He was, as the reader will remember, one of those antique old men who await death perfectly erect, whom age bears down without bending, and whom even sorrow cannot curve.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was, as the reader will remember, one of those antique old men who await death perfectly erect, whom age bears down without bending, and whom even sorrow cannot curve.
antique
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From this reading He was, as the reader will remember, one of those antique old men who await death perfectly erect, whom age bears down without bending, and whom even sorrow cannot curve.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was, as the reader will remember, one of those antique old men who await death perfectly erect, whom age bears down without bending, and whom even sorrow cannot curve.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OTHER At that epoch, Father Gillenormand was well past his ninety-first birthday.
await
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From this reading He was, as the reader will remember, one of those antique old men who await death perfectly erect, whom age bears down without bending, and whom even sorrow cannot curve.
Basque
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From this reading He no longer boxed the maids’ ears; he no longer thumped the landing-place so vigorously with his cane when Basque was slow in opening the door.
bears
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From this reading He was, as the reader will remember, one of those antique old men who await death perfectly erect, whom age bears down without bending, and whom even sorrow cannot curve.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Still, his daughter had been saying for some time: “My father is sinking.”
bending
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From this reading He was, as the reader will remember, one of those antique old men who await death perfectly erect, whom age bears down without bending, and whom even sorrow cannot curve.
birthday
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From this reading OTHER At that epoch, Father Gillenormand was well past his ninety-first birthday.
boxed
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From this reading He no longer boxed the maids’ ears; he no longer thumped the landing-place so vigorously with his cane when Basque was slow in opening the door.
cane
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From this reading He no longer boxed the maids’ ears; he no longer thumped the landing-place so vigorously with his cane when Basque was slow in opening the door.
cannot
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From this reading He was, as the reader will remember, one of those antique old men who await death perfectly erect, whom age bears down without bending, and whom even sorrow cannot curve.
curve
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From this reading He was, as the reader will remember, one of those antique old men who await death perfectly erect, whom age bears down without bending, and whom even sorrow cannot curve.
daughter
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From this reading Still, his daughter had been saying for some time: “My father is sinking.”
death
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From this reading He was, as the reader will remember, one of those antique old men who await death perfectly erect, whom age bears down without bending, and whom even sorrow cannot curve.
des
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From this reading He still lived with Mademoiselle Gillenormand in the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire, No. 6, in the old house which he owned.
door
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From this reading He no longer boxed the maids’ ears; he no longer thumped the landing-place so vigorously with his cane when Basque was slow in opening the door.
down
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From this reading He was, as the reader will remember, one of those antique old men who await death perfectly erect, whom age bears down without bending, and whom even sorrow cannot curve.
ears
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From this reading He no longer boxed the maids’ ears; he no longer thumped the landing-place so vigorously with his cane when Basque was slow in opening the door.
epoch
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From this reading OTHER At that epoch, Father Gillenormand was well past his ninety-first birthday.
erect
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From this reading He was, as the reader will remember, one of those antique old men who await death perfectly erect, whom age bears down without bending, and whom even sorrow cannot curve.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was, as the reader will remember, one of those antique old men who await death perfectly erect, whom age bears down without bending, and whom even sorrow cannot curve.
Father
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From this reading OTHER At that epoch, Father Gillenormand was well past his ninety-first birthday.
Filles-du-Calvaire
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From this reading He still lived with Mademoiselle Gillenormand in the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire, No. 6, in the old house which he owned.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Still, his daughter had been saying for some time: “My father is sinking.”
Gillenormand
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From this reading OTHER At that epoch, Father Gillenormand was well past his ninety-first birthday.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Still, his daughter had been saying for some time: “My father is sinking.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He still lived with Mademoiselle Gillenormand in the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire, No. 6, in the old house which he owned.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OTHER At that epoch, Father Gillenormand was well past his ninety-first birthday.
house
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From this reading He still lived with Mademoiselle Gillenormand in the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire, No. 6, in the old house which he owned.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He still lived with Mademoiselle Gillenormand in the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire, No. 6, in the old house which he owned.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Still, his daughter had been saying for some time: “My father is sinking.”
landing-place
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From this reading He no longer boxed the maids’ ears; he no longer thumped the landing-place so vigorously with his cane when Basque was slow in opening the door.
lived
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From this reading He still lived with Mademoiselle Gillenormand in the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire, No. 6, in the old house which he owned.
longer
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From this reading He no longer boxed the maids’ ears; he no longer thumped the landing-place so vigorously with his cane when Basque was slow in opening the door.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading He still lived with Mademoiselle Gillenormand in the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire, No. 6, in the old house which he owned.
maids
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From this reading He no longer boxed the maids’ ears; he no longer thumped the landing-place so vigorously with his cane when Basque was slow in opening the door.
men
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From this reading He was, as the reader will remember, one of those antique old men who await death perfectly erect, whom age bears down without bending, and whom even sorrow cannot curve.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Still, his daughter had been saying for some time: “My father is sinking.”
ninety-first
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From this reading OTHER At that epoch, Father Gillenormand was well past his ninety-first birthday.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He still lived with Mademoiselle Gillenormand in the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire, No. 6, in the old house which he owned.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was, as the reader will remember, one of those antique old men who await death perfectly erect, whom age bears down without bending, and whom even sorrow cannot curve.
old
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From this reading He still lived with Mademoiselle Gillenormand in the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire, No. 6, in the old house which he owned.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was, as the reader will remember, one of those antique old men who await death perfectly erect, whom age bears down without bending, and whom even sorrow cannot curve.
opening
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From this reading He no longer boxed the maids’ ears; he no longer thumped the landing-place so vigorously with his cane when Basque was slow in opening the door.
OTHER
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From this reading OTHER At that epoch, Father Gillenormand was well past his ninety-first birthday.
owned
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From this reading He still lived with Mademoiselle Gillenormand in the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire, No. 6, in the old house which he owned.
past
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From this reading OTHER At that epoch, Father Gillenormand was well past his ninety-first birthday.
perfectly
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From this reading He was, as the reader will remember, one of those antique old men who await death perfectly erect, whom age bears down without bending, and whom even sorrow cannot curve.
reader
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From this reading He was, as the reader will remember, one of those antique old men who await death perfectly erect, whom age bears down without bending, and whom even sorrow cannot curve.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading He was, as the reader will remember, one of those antique old men who await death perfectly erect, whom age bears down without bending, and whom even sorrow cannot curve.
Rue
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From this reading He still lived with Mademoiselle Gillenormand in the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire, No. 6, in the old house which he owned.
saying
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From this reading Still, his daughter had been saying for some time: “My father is sinking.”
sinking
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From this reading Still, his daughter had been saying for some time: “My father is sinking.”
slow
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From this reading He no longer boxed the maids’ ears; he no longer thumped the landing-place so vigorously with his cane when Basque was slow in opening the door.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He no longer boxed the maids’ ears; he no longer thumped the landing-place so vigorously with his cane when Basque was slow in opening the door.
some
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From this reading Still, his daughter had been saying for some time: “My father is sinking.”
sorrow
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From this reading He was, as the reader will remember, one of those antique old men who await death perfectly erect, whom age bears down without bending, and whom even sorrow cannot curve.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He still lived with Mademoiselle Gillenormand in the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire, No. 6, in the old house which he owned.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OTHER At that epoch, Father Gillenormand was well past his ninety-first birthday.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He still lived with Mademoiselle Gillenormand in the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire, No. 6, in the old house which he owned.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He was, as the reader will remember, one of those antique old men who await death perfectly erect, whom age bears down without bending, and whom even sorrow cannot curve.
thumped
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From this reading He no longer boxed the maids’ ears; he no longer thumped the landing-place so vigorously with his cane when Basque was slow in opening the door.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, his daughter had been saying for some time: “My father is sinking.”
vigorously
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From this reading He no longer boxed the maids’ ears; he no longer thumped the landing-place so vigorously with his cane when Basque was slow in opening the door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OTHER At that epoch, Father Gillenormand was well past his ninety-first birthday.
well
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From this reading OTHER At that epoch, Father Gillenormand was well past his ninety-first birthday.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He no longer boxed the maids’ ears; he no longer thumped the landing-place so vigorously with his cane when Basque was slow in opening the door.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He still lived with Mademoiselle Gillenormand in the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire, No. 6, in the old house which he owned.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was, as the reader will remember, one of those antique old men who await death perfectly erect, whom age bears down without bending, and whom even sorrow cannot curve.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was, as the reader will remember, one of those antique old men who await death perfectly erect, whom age bears down without bending, and whom even sorrow cannot curve.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He was, as the reader will remember, one of those antique old men who await death perfectly erect, whom age bears down without bending, and whom even sorrow cannot curve.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He still lived with Mademoiselle Gillenormand in the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire, No. 6, in the old house which he owned.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He was, as the reader will remember, one of those antique old men who await death perfectly erect, whom age bears down without bending, and whom even sorrow cannot curve.
