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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 He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jules escaped from his brother’s house and returned home, wishing to pass the night beside his wife, and see till the last moment that celestial creature.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
beautiful
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From this reading He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
bed
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From this reading He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Jules escaped from his brother’s house and returned home, wishing to pass the night beside his wife, and see till the last moment that celestial creature.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
brother's
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From this reading Jules escaped from his brother’s house and returned home, wishing to pass the night beside his wife, and see till the last moment that celestial creature.
celestial
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From this reading Jules escaped from his brother’s house and returned home, wishing to pass the night beside his wife, and see till the last moment that celestial creature.
chamber
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From this reading He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
Clemence
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From this reading He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
corner
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From this reading Tapers were lighted, a priest was praying, Josephine kneeling in a corner, wept, and, near the bed, were two men.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jules escaped from his brother’s house and returned home, wishing to pass the night beside his wife, and see till the last moment that celestial creature.
crushed
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From this reading He was not yet crushed; the fever of his grief was still upon him.
death
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From this reading He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
degree
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From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
die
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From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
escaped
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From this reading Jules escaped from his brother’s house and returned home, wishing to pass the night beside his wife, and see till the last moment that celestial creature.
fever
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From this reading He was not yet crushed; the fever of his grief was still upon him.
forehead
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From this reading He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jules escaped from his brother’s house and returned home, wishing to pass the night beside his wife, and see till the last moment that celestial creature.
grief
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From this reading He was not yet crushed; the fever of his grief was still upon him.
hair
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From this reading He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was not yet crushed; the fever of his grief was still upon him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jules escaped from his brother’s house and returned home, wishing to pass the night beside his wife, and see till the last moment that celestial creature.
home
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From this reading Jules escaped from his brother’s house and returned home, wishing to pass the night beside his wife, and see till the last moment that celestial creature.
house
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From this reading Jules escaped from his brother’s house and returned home, wishing to pass the night beside his wife, and see till the last moment that celestial creature.
how
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From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
India
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From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
indifference
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From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
joined
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From this reading He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
Josephine
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From this reading Tapers were lighted, a priest was praying, Josephine kneeling in a corner, wept, and, near the bed, were two men.
Jules
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From this reading Jules escaped from his brother’s house and returned home, wishing to pass the night beside his wife, and see till the last moment that celestial creature.
kneeling
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From this reading Tapers were lighted, a priest was praying, Josephine kneeling in a corner, wept, and, near the bed, were two men.
known
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From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
laid
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From this reading He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jules escaped from his brother’s house and returned home, wishing to pass the night beside his wife, and see till the last moment that celestial creature.
law
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From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
lighted
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From this reading Tapers were lighted, a priest was praying, Josephine kneeling in a corner, wept, and, near the bed, were two men.
like
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From this reading He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
longed
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From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
men
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From this reading Tapers were lighted, a priest was praying, Josephine kneeling in a corner, wept, and, near the bed, were two men.
moment
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From this reading Jules escaped from his brother’s house and returned home, wishing to pass the night beside his wife, and see till the last moment that celestial creature.
near
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From this reading Tapers were lighted, a priest was praying, Josephine kneeling in a corner, wept, and, near the bed, were two men.
night
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From this reading Jules escaped from his brother’s house and returned home, wishing to pass the night beside his wife, and see till the last moment that celestial creature.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not yet crushed; the fever of his grief was still upon him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
only
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From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
ordained
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From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
pass
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From this reading Jules escaped from his brother’s house and returned home, wishing to pass the night beside his wife, and see till the last moment that celestial creature.
praying
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From this reading Tapers were lighted, a priest was praying, Josephine kneeling in a corner, wept, and, near the bed, were two men.
priest
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From this reading Tapers were lighted, a priest was praying, Josephine kneeling in a corner, wept, and, near the bed, were two men.
reached
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From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jules escaped from his brother’s house and returned home, wishing to pass the night beside his wife, and see till the last moment that celestial creature.
sacred
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From this reading He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
saint
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From this reading He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
saw
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From this reading He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
see
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From this reading Jules escaped from his brother’s house and returned home, wishing to pass the night beside his wife, and see till the last moment that celestial creature.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
shroud
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From this reading He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
smoothly
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From this reading He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not yet crushed; the fever of his grief was still upon him.
Tapers
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From this reading Tapers were lighted, a priest was praying, Josephine kneeling in a corner, wept, and, near the bed, were two men.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jules escaped from his brother’s house and returned home, wishing to pass the night beside his wife, and see till the last moment that celestial creature.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jules escaped from his brother’s house and returned home, wishing to pass the night beside his wife, and see till the last moment that celestial creature.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Jules escaped from his brother’s house and returned home, wishing to pass the night beside his wife, and see till the last moment that celestial creature.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jules escaped from his brother’s house and returned home, wishing to pass the night beside his wife, and see till the last moment that celestial creature.
two
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From this reading Tapers were lighted, a priest was praying, Josephine kneeling in a corner, wept, and, near the bed, were two men.
up
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From this reading He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was not yet crushed; the fever of his grief was still upon him.
walked
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From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not yet crushed; the fever of his grief was still upon him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
wept
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From this reading Tapers were lighted, a priest was praying, Josephine kneeling in a corner, wept, and, near the bed, were two men.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Tapers were lighted, a priest was praying, Josephine kneeling in a corner, wept, and, near the bed, were two men.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
widows
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From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
wife
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From this reading Jules escaped from his brother’s house and returned home, wishing to pass the night beside his wife, and see till the last moment that celestial creature.
wishing
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From this reading Jules escaped from his brother’s house and returned home, wishing to pass the night beside his wife, and see till the last moment that celestial creature.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
wrapped
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From this reading He reached his home and went up into the sacred chamber; he saw his Clemence on the bed of death, beautiful, like a saint, her hair smoothly laid upon her forehead, her hands joined, her body wrapped already in its shroud.
wretchedness
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From this reading As he walked along with an indifference to life known only to those who have reached the last degree of wretchedness, he thought of how, in India, the law ordained that widows should die; he longed to die.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He was not yet crushed; the fever of his grief was still upon him.
