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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 elder, who was already somewhat of a protector, was leading his brother with his left hand and in his right he carried a small stick.
air
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From this reading The rain having soaked them, they were walking along the paths on the sunny side; the elder was leading the younger; they were pale and ragged; they had the air of wild birds.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The rain having soaked them, they were walking along the paths on the sunny side; the elder was leading the younger; they were pale and ragged; they had the air of wild birds.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The elder, who was already somewhat of a protector, was leading his brother with his left hand and in his right he carried a small stick.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The smaller of them said: “I am very hungry.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rain having soaked them, they were walking along the paths on the sunny side; the elder was leading the younger; they were pale and ragged; they had the air of wild birds.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that same moment, in the garden of the Luxembourg,—for the gaze of the drama must be everywhere present,—two children were holding each other by the hand.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At that same moment, in the garden of the Luxembourg,—for the gaze of the drama must be everywhere present,—two children were holding each other by the hand.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One might have been seven years old, the other five.
birds
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From this reading The rain having soaked them, they were walking along the paths on the sunny side; the elder was leading the younger; they were pale and ragged; they had the air of wild birds.
brother
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From this reading The elder, who was already somewhat of a protector, was leading his brother with his left hand and in his right he carried a small stick.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At that same moment, in the garden of the Luxembourg,—for the gaze of the drama must be everywhere present,—two children were holding each other by the hand.
carried
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From this reading The elder, who was already somewhat of a protector, was leading his brother with his left hand and in his right he carried a small stick.
children
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From this reading At that same moment, in the garden of the Luxembourg,—for the gaze of the drama must be everywhere present,—two children were holding each other by the hand.
drama
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From this reading At that same moment, in the garden of the Luxembourg,—for the gaze of the drama must be everywhere present,—two children were holding each other by the hand.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading At that same moment, in the garden of the Luxembourg,—for the gaze of the drama must be everywhere present,—two children were holding each other by the hand.
elder
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From this reading The rain having soaked them, they were walking along the paths on the sunny side; the elder was leading the younger; they were pale and ragged; they had the air of wild birds.
everywhere
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From this reading At that same moment, in the garden of the Luxembourg,—for the gaze of the drama must be everywhere present,—two children were holding each other by the hand.
five
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From this reading One might have been seven years old, the other five.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At that same moment, in the garden of the Luxembourg,—for the gaze of the drama must be everywhere present,—two children were holding each other by the hand.
garden
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From this reading At that same moment, in the garden of the Luxembourg,—for the gaze of the drama must be everywhere present,—two children were holding each other by the hand.
gaze
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From this reading At that same moment, in the garden of the Luxembourg,—for the gaze of the drama must be everywhere present,—two children were holding each other by the hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rain having soaked them, they were walking along the paths on the sunny side; the elder was leading the younger; they were pale and ragged; they had the air of wild birds.
hand
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From this reading At that same moment, in the garden of the Luxembourg,—for the gaze of the drama must be everywhere present,—two children were holding each other by the hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One might have been seven years old, the other five.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The rain having soaked them, they were walking along the paths on the sunny side; the elder was leading the younger; they were pale and ragged; they had the air of wild birds.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The elder, who was already somewhat of a protector, was leading his brother with his left hand and in his right he carried a small stick.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The elder, who was already somewhat of a protector, was leading his brother with his left hand and in his right he carried a small stick.
holding
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From this reading At that same moment, in the garden of the Luxembourg,—for the gaze of the drama must be everywhere present,—two children were holding each other by the hand.
hungry
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From this reading The smaller of them said: “I am very hungry.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The smaller of them said: “I am very hungry.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At that same moment, in the garden of the Luxembourg,—for the gaze of the drama must be everywhere present,—two children were holding each other by the hand.
leading
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From this reading The rain having soaked them, they were walking along the paths on the sunny side; the elder was leading the younger; they were pale and ragged; they had the air of wild birds.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The elder, who was already somewhat of a protector, was leading his brother with his left hand and in his right he carried a small stick.
Luxembourg
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From this reading At that same moment, in the garden of the Luxembourg,—for the gaze of the drama must be everywhere present,—two children were holding each other by the hand.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading One might have been seven years old, the other five.
moment
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From this reading At that same moment, in the garden of the Luxembourg,—for the gaze of the drama must be everywhere present,—two children were holding each other by the hand.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading At that same moment, in the garden of the Luxembourg,—for the gaze of the drama must be everywhere present,—two children were holding each other by the hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At that same moment, in the garden of the Luxembourg,—for the gaze of the drama must be everywhere present,—two children were holding each other by the hand.
old
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From this reading One might have been seven years old, the other five.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The rain having soaked them, they were walking along the paths on the sunny side; the elder was leading the younger; they were pale and ragged; they had the air of wild birds.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One might have been seven years old, the other five.
other
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From this reading At that same moment, in the garden of the Luxembourg,—for the gaze of the drama must be everywhere present,—two children were holding each other by the hand.
pale
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From this reading The rain having soaked them, they were walking along the paths on the sunny side; the elder was leading the younger; they were pale and ragged; they had the air of wild birds.
paths
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From this reading The rain having soaked them, they were walking along the paths on the sunny side; the elder was leading the younger; they were pale and ragged; they had the air of wild birds.
present
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From this reading At that same moment, in the garden of the Luxembourg,—for the gaze of the drama must be everywhere present,—two children were holding each other by the hand.
protector
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From this reading The elder, who was already somewhat of a protector, was leading his brother with his left hand and in his right he carried a small stick.
ragged
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From this reading The rain having soaked them, they were walking along the paths on the sunny side; the elder was leading the younger; they were pale and ragged; they had the air of wild birds.
rain
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From this reading The rain having soaked them, they were walking along the paths on the sunny side; the elder was leading the younger; they were pale and ragged; they had the air of wild birds.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The elder, who was already somewhat of a protector, was leading his brother with his left hand and in his right he carried a small stick.
said
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From this reading The smaller of them said: “I am very hungry.”
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At that same moment, in the garden of the Luxembourg,—for the gaze of the drama must be everywhere present,—two children were holding each other by the hand.
seven
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From this reading One might have been seven years old, the other five.
side
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From this reading The rain having soaked them, they were walking along the paths on the sunny side; the elder was leading the younger; they were pale and ragged; they had the air of wild birds.
small
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From this reading The elder, who was already somewhat of a protector, was leading his brother with his left hand and in his right he carried a small stick.
smaller
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From this reading The smaller of them said: “I am very hungry.”
soaked
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From this reading The rain having soaked them, they were walking along the paths on the sunny side; the elder was leading the younger; they were pale and ragged; they had the air of wild birds.
somewhat
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From this reading The elder, who was already somewhat of a protector, was leading his brother with his left hand and in his right he carried a small stick.
stick
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From this reading The elder, who was already somewhat of a protector, was leading his brother with his left hand and in his right he carried a small stick.
sunny
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From this reading The rain having soaked them, they were walking along the paths on the sunny side; the elder was leading the younger; they were pale and ragged; they had the air of wild birds.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that same moment, in the garden of the Luxembourg,—for the gaze of the drama must be everywhere present,—two children were holding each other by the hand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At that same moment, in the garden of the Luxembourg,—for the gaze of the drama must be everywhere present,—two children were holding each other by the hand.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The rain having soaked them, they were walking along the paths on the sunny side; the elder was leading the younger; they were pale and ragged; they had the air of wild birds.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rain having soaked them, they were walking along the paths on the sunny side; the elder was leading the younger; they were pale and ragged; they had the air of wild birds.
two
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From this reading At that same moment, in the garden of the Luxembourg,—for the gaze of the drama must be everywhere present,—two children were holding each other by the hand.
very
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From this reading The smaller of them said: “I am very hungry.”
walking
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From this reading The rain having soaked them, they were walking along the paths on the sunny side; the elder was leading the younger; they were pale and ragged; they had the air of wild birds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rain having soaked them, they were walking along the paths on the sunny side; the elder was leading the younger; they were pale and ragged; they had the air of wild birds.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At that same moment, in the garden of the Luxembourg,—for the gaze of the drama must be everywhere present,—two children were holding each other by the hand.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The elder, who was already somewhat of a protector, was leading his brother with his left hand and in his right he carried a small stick.
wild
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From this reading The rain having soaked them, they were walking along the paths on the sunny side; the elder was leading the younger; they were pale and ragged; they had the air of wild birds.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The elder, who was already somewhat of a protector, was leading his brother with his left hand and in his right he carried a small stick.
years
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From this reading One might have been seven years old, the other five.
younger
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From this reading The rain having soaked them, they were walking along the paths on the sunny side; the elder was leading the younger; they were pale and ragged; they had the air of wild birds.
