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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 They had died of hunger, as the birds die on the moors and plains; it is a common fate.
able
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From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
aged
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From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
All
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From this reading All that night Folle-Farine tarried with the children.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had died of hunger, as the birds die on the moors and plains; it is a common fate.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stayed beside the children, who were frightened and bewildered and quite mute.
birds
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From this reading They had died of hunger, as the birds die on the moors and plains; it is a common fate.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
bough
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From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
bud
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From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
child
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From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
children
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From this reading All that night Folle-Farine tarried with the children.
cold
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From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
common
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From this reading They had died of hunger, as the birds die on the moors and plains; it is a common fate.
die
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From this reading They had died of hunger, as the birds die on the moors and plains; it is a common fate.
died
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From this reading They had died of hunger, as the birds die on the moors and plains; it is a common fate.
drag
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From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
elders
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From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
endeavoring
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From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
fallen
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From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
fate
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From this reading They had died of hunger, as the birds die on the moors and plains; it is a common fate.
Folle-Farine
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From this reading All that night Folle-Farine tarried with the children.
frightened
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From this reading She stayed beside the children, who were frightened and bewildered and quite mute.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
grandam
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From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
hunger
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From this reading They had died of hunger, as the birds die on the moors and plains; it is a common fate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had died of hunger, as the birds die on the moors and plains; it is a common fate.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
laid
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From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
lay
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From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
leaflessadjectiveUS /ˈliːfləs/
having no leaves, usually because of the season
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
moors
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From this reading They had died of hunger, as the birds die on the moors and plains; it is a common fate.
mute
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From this reading She stayed beside the children, who were frightened and bewildered and quite mute.
night
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From this reading All that night Folle-Farine tarried with the children.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
old
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From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had died of hunger, as the birds die on the moors and plains; it is a common fate.
out
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From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
perished
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From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
plains
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From this reading They had died of hunger, as the birds die on the moors and plains; it is a common fate.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stayed beside the children, who were frightened and bewildered and quite mute.
roof
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From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
small
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From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
snow
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From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
stayed
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From this reading She stayed beside the children, who were frightened and bewildered and quite mute.
stiff
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From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
suffocated
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From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
tarried
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From this reading All that night Folle-Farine tarried with the children.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that night Folle-Farine tarried with the children.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All that night Folle-Farine tarried with the children.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
together
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From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
too
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From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
unaided
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From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
weakly
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From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She stayed beside the children, who were frightened and bewildered and quite mute.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All that night Folle-Farine tarried with the children.
woman
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From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
year-old
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From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
youngest
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From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
