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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 Some time after the events which we have just recorded, Sieur Boulatruelle experienced a lively emotion.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, Sieur Boulatruelle experienced a lively emotion.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sieur Boulatruelle was that road-mender of Montfermeil whom the reader has already seen in the gloomy parts of this book.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Boulatruelle, as the reader may, perchance, recall, was a man who was occupied with divers and troublesome matters.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Boulatruelle, as the reader may, perchance, recall, was a man who was occupied with divers and troublesome matters.
believed
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From this reading Road-mender and thief as he was, he cherished one dream; he believed in the treasures buried in the forest of Montfermeil.
book
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From this reading Sieur Boulatruelle was that road-mender of Montfermeil whom the reader has already seen in the gloomy parts of this book.
Boulatruelle
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From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, Sieur Boulatruelle experienced a lively emotion.
broke
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From this reading He broke stones and damaged travellers on the highway.
buried
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From this reading Road-mender and thief as he was, he cherished one dream; he believed in the treasures buried in the forest of Montfermeil.
cherished
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From this reading Road-mender and thief as he was, he cherished one dream; he believed in the treasures buried in the forest of Montfermeil.
damaged
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From this reading He broke stones and damaged travellers on the highway.
divers
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From this reading Boulatruelle, as the reader may, perchance, recall, was a man who was occupied with divers and troublesome matters.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Road-mender and thief as he was, he cherished one dream; he believed in the treasures buried in the forest of Montfermeil.
emotion
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From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, Sieur Boulatruelle experienced a lively emotion.
events
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From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, Sieur Boulatruelle experienced a lively emotion.
experienced
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From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, Sieur Boulatruelle experienced a lively emotion.
forest
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From this reading Road-mender and thief as he was, he cherished one dream; he believed in the treasures buried in the forest of Montfermeil.
gloomy
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From this reading Sieur Boulatruelle was that road-mender of Montfermeil whom the reader has already seen in the gloomy parts of this book.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sieur Boulatruelle was that road-mender of Montfermeil whom the reader has already seen in the gloomy parts of this book.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, Sieur Boulatruelle experienced a lively emotion.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He broke stones and damaged travellers on the highway.
highway
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From this reading He broke stones and damaged travellers on the highway.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sieur Boulatruelle was that road-mender of Montfermeil whom the reader has already seen in the gloomy parts of this book.
just
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From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, Sieur Boulatruelle experienced a lively emotion.
lively
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From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, Sieur Boulatruelle experienced a lively emotion.
man
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From this reading Boulatruelle, as the reader may, perchance, recall, was a man who was occupied with divers and troublesome matters.
matters
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From this reading Boulatruelle, as the reader may, perchance, recall, was a man who was occupied with divers and troublesome matters.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Boulatruelle, as the reader may, perchance, recall, was a man who was occupied with divers and troublesome matters.
Montfermeil
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From this reading Sieur Boulatruelle was that road-mender of Montfermeil whom the reader has already seen in the gloomy parts of this book.
occupied
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From this reading Boulatruelle, as the reader may, perchance, recall, was a man who was occupied with divers and troublesome matters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sieur Boulatruelle was that road-mender of Montfermeil whom the reader has already seen in the gloomy parts of this book.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He broke stones and damaged travellers on the highway.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Road-mender and thief as he was, he cherished one dream; he believed in the treasures buried in the forest of Montfermeil.
parts
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From this reading Sieur Boulatruelle was that road-mender of Montfermeil whom the reader has already seen in the gloomy parts of this book.
perchance
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From this reading Boulatruelle, as the reader may, perchance, recall, was a man who was occupied with divers and troublesome matters.
reader
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From this reading Sieur Boulatruelle was that road-mender of Montfermeil whom the reader has already seen in the gloomy parts of this book.
recall
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From this reading Boulatruelle, as the reader may, perchance, recall, was a man who was occupied with divers and troublesome matters.
recorded
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From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, Sieur Boulatruelle experienced a lively emotion.
road-mender
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From this reading Sieur Boulatruelle was that road-mender of Montfermeil whom the reader has already seen in the gloomy parts of this book.
seen
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From this reading Sieur Boulatruelle was that road-mender of Montfermeil whom the reader has already seen in the gloomy parts of this book.
Sieur
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From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, Sieur Boulatruelle experienced a lively emotion.
Some
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From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, Sieur Boulatruelle experienced a lively emotion.
stones
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From this reading He broke stones and damaged travellers on the highway.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sieur Boulatruelle was that road-mender of Montfermeil whom the reader has already seen in the gloomy parts of this book.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, Sieur Boulatruelle experienced a lively emotion.
thief
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From this reading Road-mender and thief as he was, he cherished one dream; he believed in the treasures buried in the forest of Montfermeil.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sieur Boulatruelle was that road-mender of Montfermeil whom the reader has already seen in the gloomy parts of this book.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, Sieur Boulatruelle experienced a lively emotion.
travellers
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From this reading He broke stones and damaged travellers on the highway.
treasures
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From this reading Road-mender and thief as he was, he cherished one dream; he believed in the treasures buried in the forest of Montfermeil.
troublesome
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From this reading Boulatruelle, as the reader may, perchance, recall, was a man who was occupied with divers and troublesome matters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sieur Boulatruelle was that road-mender of Montfermeil whom the reader has already seen in the gloomy parts of this book.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, Sieur Boulatruelle experienced a lively emotion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, Sieur Boulatruelle experienced a lively emotion.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Boulatruelle, as the reader may, perchance, recall, was a man who was occupied with divers and troublesome matters.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sieur Boulatruelle was that road-mender of Montfermeil whom the reader has already seen in the gloomy parts of this book.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Boulatruelle, as the reader may, perchance, recall, was a man who was occupied with divers and troublesome matters.
