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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 Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
air
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From this reading A swing-door, furnished with a large oval pane of glass, shut this passage from the staircase, so as to fend off the cold air which rushed through it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
Anjou
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From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
archway
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From this reading Instead of leaving the hall by the door which opened under the archway, Grandet ceremoniously went through the passage which divided the hall from the kitchen.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A swing-door, furnished with a large oval pane of glass, shut this passage from the staircase, so as to fend off the cold air which rushed through it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the north wind whistled none the less keenly in winter, and, in spite of the sand-bags at the bottom of the doors of the living-room, the temperature within could scarcely be kept at a proper height.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the north wind whistled none the less keenly in winter, and, in spite of the sand-bags at the bottom of the doors of the living-room, the temperature within could scarcely be kept at a proper height.
bottom
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From this reading But the north wind whistled none the less keenly in winter, and, in spite of the sand-bags at the bottom of the doors of the living-room, the temperature within could scarcely be kept at a proper height.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the north wind whistled none the less keenly in winter, and, in spite of the sand-bags at the bottom of the doors of the living-room, the temperature within could scarcely be kept at a proper height.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Instead of leaving the hall by the door which opened under the archway, Grandet ceremoniously went through the passage which divided the hall from the kitchen.
candle
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From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
ceremoniously
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From this reading Instead of leaving the hall by the door which opened under the archway, Grandet ceremoniously went through the passage which divided the hall from the kitchen.
Charles
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From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
cold
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From this reading A swing-door, furnished with a large oval pane of glass, shut this passage from the staircase, so as to fend off the cold air which rushed through it.
color
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From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But the north wind whistled none the less keenly in winter, and, in spite of the sand-bags at the bottom of the doors of the living-room, the temperature within could scarcely be kept at a proper height.
deceived
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From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Instead of leaving the hall by the door which opened under the archway, Grandet ceremoniously went through the passage which divided the hall from the kitchen.
door
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From this reading Instead of leaving the hall by the door which opened under the archway, Grandet ceremoniously went through the passage which divided the hall from the kitchen.
doors
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From this reading But the north wind whistled none the less keenly in winter, and, in spite of the sand-bags at the bottom of the doors of the living-room, the temperature within could scarcely be kept at a proper height.
fend
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From this reading A swing-door, furnished with a large oval pane of glass, shut this passage from the staircase, so as to fend off the cold air which rushed through it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
furnished
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From this reading A swing-door, furnished with a large oval pane of glass, shut this passage from the staircase, so as to fend off the cold air which rushed through it.
glass
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From this reading A swing-door, furnished with a large oval pane of glass, shut this passage from the staircase, so as to fend off the cold air which rushed through it.
Grandet
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From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
hall
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From this reading Instead of leaving the hall by the door which opened under the archway, Grandet ceremoniously went through the passage which divided the hall from the kitchen.
hand
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From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I will show you the way,” he said.
height
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From this reading But the north wind whistled none the less keenly in winter, and, in spite of the sand-bags at the bottom of the doors of the living-room, the temperature within could scarcely be kept at a proper height.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will show you the way,” he said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
incapable
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From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
Instead
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From this reading Instead of leaving the hall by the door which opened under the archway, Grandet ceremoniously went through the passage which divided the hall from the kitchen.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
with sharp attention or strong interest
From this reading But the north wind whistled none the less keenly in winter, and, in spite of the sand-bags at the bottom of the doors of the living-room, the temperature within could scarcely be kept at a proper height.
kept
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From this reading But the north wind whistled none the less keenly in winter, and, in spite of the sand-bags at the bottom of the doors of the living-room, the temperature within could scarcely be kept at a proper height.
kitchen
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From this reading Instead of leaving the hall by the door which opened under the archway, Grandet ceremoniously went through the passage which divided the hall from the kitchen.
large
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From this reading A swing-door, furnished with a large oval pane of glass, shut this passage from the staircase, so as to fend off the cold air which rushed through it.
leaving
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From this reading Instead of leaving the hall by the door which opened under the archway, Grandet ceremoniously went through the passage which divided the hall from the kitchen.
less
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From this reading But the north wind whistled none the less keenly in winter, and, in spite of the sand-bags at the bottom of the doors of the living-room, the temperature within could scarcely be kept at a proper height.
lighted
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From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
like
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From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
living-room
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From this reading But the north wind whistled none the less keenly in winter, and, in spite of the sand-bags at the bottom of the doors of the living-room, the temperature within could scarcely be kept at a proper height.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
magnificence
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From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
Monsieur
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From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
Nanon's
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From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading But the north wind whistled none the less keenly in winter, and, in spite of the sand-bags at the bottom of the doors of the living-room, the temperature within could scarcely be kept at a proper height.
north
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From this reading But the north wind whistled none the less keenly in winter, and, in spite of the sand-bags at the bottom of the doors of the living-room, the temperature within could scarcely be kept at a proper height.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
off
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From this reading A swing-door, furnished with a large oval pane of glass, shut this passage from the staircase, so as to fend off the cold air which rushed through it.
opened
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From this reading Instead of leaving the hall by the door which opened under the archway, Grandet ceremoniously went through the passage which divided the hall from the kitchen.
oval
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From this reading A swing-door, furnished with a large oval pane of glass, shut this passage from the staircase, so as to fend off the cold air which rushed through it.
pane
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From this reading A swing-door, furnished with a large oval pane of glass, shut this passage from the staircase, so as to fend off the cold air which rushed through it.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Instead of leaving the hall by the door which opened under the archway, Grandet ceremoniously went through the passage which divided the hall from the kitchen.
perceive
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From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
presence
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From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
proper
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From this reading But the north wind whistled none the less keenly in winter, and, in spite of the sand-bags at the bottom of the doors of the living-room, the temperature within could scarcely be kept at a proper height.
roof
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From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
rushed
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From this reading A swing-door, furnished with a large oval pane of glass, shut this passage from the staircase, so as to fend off the cold air which rushed through it.
said
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From this reading “I will show you the way,” he said.
sand-bags
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From this reading But the north wind whistled none the less keenly in winter, and, in spite of the sand-bags at the bottom of the doors of the living-room, the temperature within could scarcely be kept at a proper height.
scarcely
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From this reading But the north wind whistled none the less keenly in winter, and, in spite of the sand-bags at the bottom of the doors of the living-room, the temperature within could scarcely be kept at a proper height.
shopworn
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From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
show
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From this reading “I will show you the way,” he said.
shut
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From this reading A swing-door, furnished with a large oval pane of glass, shut this passage from the staircase, so as to fend off the cold air which rushed through it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
spite
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From this reading But the north wind whistled none the less keenly in winter, and, in spite of the sand-bags at the bottom of the doors of the living-room, the temperature within could scarcely be kept at a proper height.
staircase
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From this reading A swing-door, furnished with a large oval pane of glass, shut this passage from the staircase, so as to fend off the cold air which rushed through it.
suspecting
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From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
swing-door
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From this reading A swing-door, furnished with a large oval pane of glass, shut this passage from the staircase, so as to fend off the cold air which rushed through it.
tallow
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From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
temperature
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From this reading But the north wind whistled none the less keenly in winter, and, in spite of the sand-bags at the bottom of the doors of the living-room, the temperature within could scarcely be kept at a proper height.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I will show you the way,” he said.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Instead of leaving the hall by the door which opened under the archway, Grandet ceremoniously went through the passage which divided the hall from the kitchen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A swing-door, furnished with a large oval pane of glass, shut this passage from the staircase, so as to fend off the cold air which rushed through it.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
very
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From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
wax
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From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
way
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From this reading “I will show you the way,” he said.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead of leaving the hall by the door which opened under the archway, Grandet ceremoniously went through the passage which divided the hall from the kitchen.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Instead of leaving the hall by the door which opened under the archway, Grandet ceremoniously went through the passage which divided the hall from the kitchen.
whistled
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From this reading But the north wind whistled none the less keenly in winter, and, in spite of the sand-bags at the bottom of the doors of the living-room, the temperature within could scarcely be kept at a proper height.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will show you the way,” he said.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the north wind whistled none the less keenly in winter, and, in spite of the sand-bags at the bottom of the doors of the living-room, the temperature within could scarcely be kept at a proper height.
winter
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From this reading But the north wind whistled none the less keenly in winter, and, in spite of the sand-bags at the bottom of the doors of the living-room, the temperature within could scarcely be kept at a proper height.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A swing-door, furnished with a large oval pane of glass, shut this passage from the staircase, so as to fend off the cold air which rushed through it.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading But the north wind whistled none the less keenly in winter, and, in spite of the sand-bags at the bottom of the doors of the living-room, the temperature within could scarcely be kept at a proper height.
yellow
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From this reading Charles took a lighted wax candle from Nanon’s hand,--an Anjou candle, very yellow in color, and so shopworn that it looked like tallow and deceived Monsieur Grandet, who, incapable of suspecting its presence under his roof, did not perceive this magnificence.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I will show you the way,” he said.
