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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 One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
alley
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From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
almost
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From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
approached
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arrived
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From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This Fauchelevent was one of the few enemies whom M. Madeleine had at that time.
away
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From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
bad
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From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
business
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From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
cart
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From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
distance
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From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
down
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From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
educated
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From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
enemies
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From this reading This Fauchelevent was one of the few enemies whom M. Madeleine had at that time.
ex-notary
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From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
fallen
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From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
Father
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From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
Fauchelevent
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From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
few
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From this reading This Fauchelevent was one of the few enemies whom M. Madeleine had at that time.
group
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From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
heard
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From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
horse
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From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
just
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From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
M
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From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
Madeleine
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From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
man
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From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
named
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From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
neighborhood
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From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
noise
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From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
old
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From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
passing
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From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
peasant
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From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
saw
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From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
some
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From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
sur
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From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This Fauchelevent was one of the few enemies whom M. Madeleine had at that time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This Fauchelevent was one of the few enemies whom M. Madeleine had at that time.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This Fauchelevent was one of the few enemies whom M. Madeleine had at that time.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This Fauchelevent was one of the few enemies whom M. Madeleine had at that time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
tumbled
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From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
unpaved
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From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
way
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From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This Fauchelevent was one of the few enemies whom M. Madeleine had at that time.
