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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 When a little lad, it was between Claude Frollo’s legs that he was accustomed to seek refuge, when the dogs and the children barked after him.
accustomed
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From this reading When a little lad, it was between Claude Frollo’s legs that he was accustomed to seek refuge, when the dogs and the children barked after him.
adopted
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From this reading The matter was simple; Claude Frollo had taken him in, had adopted him, had nourished him, had reared him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When a little lad, it was between Claude Frollo’s legs that he was accustomed to seek refuge, when the dogs and the children barked after him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
barked
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From this reading When a little lad, it was between Claude Frollo’s legs that he was accustomed to seek refuge, when the dogs and the children barked after him.
bellringer
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From this reading Claude Frollo had finally made him the bellringer.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading When a little lad, it was between Claude Frollo’s legs that he was accustomed to seek refuge, when the dogs and the children barked after him.
cathedral
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From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
children
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From this reading When a little lad, it was between Claude Frollo’s legs that he was accustomed to seek refuge, when the dogs and the children barked after him.
Claude
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From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
dogs
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From this reading When a little lad, it was between Claude Frollo’s legs that he was accustomed to seek refuge, when the dogs and the children barked after him.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
excepted
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From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
finally
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From this reading Claude Frollo had finally made him the bellringer.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
Frollo
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From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
Frollo's
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From this reading When a little lad, it was between Claude Frollo’s legs that he was accustomed to seek refuge, when the dogs and the children barked after him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The matter was simple; Claude Frollo had taken him in, had adopted him, had nourished him, had reared him.
hatred
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From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The matter was simple; Claude Frollo had taken him in, had adopted him, had nourished him, had reared him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
human
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From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The matter was simple; Claude Frollo had taken him in, had adopted him, had nourished him, had reared him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When a little lad, it was between Claude Frollo’s legs that he was accustomed to seek refuge, when the dogs and the children barked after him.
lad
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From this reading When a little lad, it was between Claude Frollo’s legs that he was accustomed to seek refuge, when the dogs and the children barked after him.
legs
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From this reading When a little lad, it was between Claude Frollo’s legs that he was accustomed to seek refuge, when the dogs and the children barked after him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When a little lad, it was between Claude Frollo’s legs that he was accustomed to seek refuge, when the dogs and the children barked after him.
loved
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From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
made
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From this reading Claude Frollo had finally made him the bellringer.
malice
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From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
matter
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From this reading The matter was simple; Claude Frollo had taken him in, had adopted him, had nourished him, had reared him.
more
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From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
nourished
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From this reading The matter was simple; Claude Frollo had taken him in, had adopted him, had nourished him, had reared him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
others
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From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
perhaps
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From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
Quasimodo
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From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
read
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From this reading Claude Frollo had taught him to talk, to read, to write.
reared
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From this reading The matter was simple; Claude Frollo had taken him in, had adopted him, had nourished him, had reared him.
refuge
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From this reading When a little lad, it was between Claude Frollo’s legs that he was accustomed to seek refuge, when the dogs and the children barked after him.
seek
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From this reading When a little lad, it was between Claude Frollo’s legs that he was accustomed to seek refuge, when the dogs and the children barked after him.
simple
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From this reading The matter was simple; Claude Frollo had taken him in, had adopted him, had nourished him, had reared him.
taken
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From this reading The matter was simple; Claude Frollo had taken him in, had adopted him, had nourished him, had reared him.
talk
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From this reading Claude Frollo had taught him to talk, to read, to write.
taught
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From this reading Claude Frollo had taught him to talk, to read, to write.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When a little lad, it was between Claude Frollo’s legs that he was accustomed to seek refuge, when the dogs and the children barked after him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The matter was simple; Claude Frollo had taken him in, had adopted him, had nourished him, had reared him.
there
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From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When a little lad, it was between Claude Frollo’s legs that he was accustomed to seek refuge, when the dogs and the children barked after him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When a little lad, it was between Claude Frollo’s legs that he was accustomed to seek refuge, when the dogs and the children barked after him.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nevertheless, there was one human creature whom Quasimodo excepted from his malice and from his hatred for others, and whom he loved even more, perhaps, than his cathedral: this was Claude Frollo.
write
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From this reading Claude Frollo had taught him to talk, to read, to write.
