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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 Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At the moment when they were about to sit down to dinner little Maurice fainted away and fell upon the floor.
accusing
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From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
alarm
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From this reading That day was certainly one fertile in incidents, for in the evening there was quite an alarm at the Beauchênes.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That day was certainly one fertile in incidents, for in the evening there was quite an alarm at the Beauchênes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the moment when they were about to sit down to dinner little Maurice fainted away and fell upon the floor.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
anxiety
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From this reading At least, this was what they said to one another by way of quieting their anxiety.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That day was certainly one fertile in incidents, for in the evening there was quite an alarm at the Beauchênes.
away
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From this reading At the moment when they were about to sit down to dinner little Maurice fainted away and fell upon the floor.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
Beauchênes
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From this reading That day was certainly one fertile in incidents, for in the evening there was quite an alarm at the Beauchênes.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At least, this was what they said to one another by way of quieting their anxiety.
certainly
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From this reading That day was certainly one fertile in incidents, for in the evening there was quite an alarm at the Beauchênes.
child
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From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
chilled
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From this reading It was evidently that foolish outing which had chilled him.
cold
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From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
compelled
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From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
day
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From this reading That day was certainly one fertile in incidents, for in the evening there was quite an alarm at the Beauchênes.
dinner
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From this reading At the moment when they were about to sit down to dinner little Maurice fainted away and fell upon the floor.
distracted
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From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
down
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From this reading At the moment when they were about to sit down to dinner little Maurice fainted away and fell upon the floor.
elapsed
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From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
evening
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From this reading That day was certainly one fertile in incidents, for in the evening there was quite an alarm at the Beauchênes.
evidently
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From this reading It was evidently that foolish outing which had chilled him.
fainted
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From this reading At the moment when they were about to sit down to dinner little Maurice fainted away and fell upon the floor.
fell
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From this reading At the moment when they were about to sit down to dinner little Maurice fainted away and fell upon the floor.
fertile
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From this reading That day was certainly one fertile in incidents, for in the evening there was quite an alarm at the Beauchênes.
floor
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From this reading At the moment when they were about to sit down to dinner little Maurice fainted away and fell upon the floor.
foolish
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From this reading It was evidently that foolish outing which had chilled him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That day was certainly one fertile in incidents, for in the evening there was quite an alarm at the Beauchênes.
frosty
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From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
go
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From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was evidently that foolish outing which had chilled him.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was evidently that foolish outing which had chilled him.
hour
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From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That day was certainly one fertile in incidents, for in the evening there was quite an alarm at the Beauchênes.
incidents
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From this reading That day was certainly one fertile in incidents, for in the evening there was quite an alarm at the Beauchênes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was evidently that foolish outing which had chilled him.
lad
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From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least, this was what they said to one another by way of quieting their anxiety.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the moment when they were about to sit down to dinner little Maurice fainted away and fell upon the floor.
Maurice
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From this reading At the moment when they were about to sit down to dinner little Maurice fainted away and fell upon the floor.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
moment
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From this reading At the moment when they were about to sit down to dinner little Maurice fainted away and fell upon the floor.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
Nearly
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From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That day was certainly one fertile in incidents, for in the evening there was quite an alarm at the Beauchênes.
out
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From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
outing
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From this reading It was evidently that foolish outing which had chilled him.
parents
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From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
quarrelled
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From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
quarter
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From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
quieting
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From this reading At least, this was what they said to one another by way of quieting their anxiety.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That day was certainly one fertile in incidents, for in the evening there was quite an alarm at the Beauchênes.
revived
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From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
said
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From this reading At least, this was what they said to one another by way of quieting their anxiety.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
sit
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From this reading At the moment when they were about to sit down to dinner little Maurice fainted away and fell upon the floor.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That day was certainly one fertile in incidents, for in the evening there was quite an alarm at the Beauchênes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That day was certainly one fertile in incidents, for in the evening there was quite an alarm at the Beauchênes.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At least, this was what they said to one another by way of quieting their anxiety.
there
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From this reading That day was certainly one fertile in incidents, for in the evening there was quite an alarm at the Beauchênes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the moment when they were about to sit down to dinner little Maurice fainted away and fell upon the floor.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At least, this was what they said to one another by way of quieting their anxiety.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the moment when they were about to sit down to dinner little Maurice fainted away and fell upon the floor.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At the moment when they were about to sit down to dinner little Maurice fainted away and fell upon the floor.
walking
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From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That day was certainly one fertile in incidents, for in the evening there was quite an alarm at the Beauchênes.
way
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From this reading At least, this was what they said to one another by way of quieting their anxiety.
weather
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From this reading Nearly a quarter of an hour elapsed before the child could be revived, and meantime the distracted parents quarrelled and shouted, accusing one another of having compelled the lad to go out walking that morning in such cold, frosty weather.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the moment when they were about to sit down to dinner little Maurice fainted away and fell upon the floor.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At least, this was what they said to one another by way of quieting their anxiety.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At the moment when they were about to sit down to dinner little Maurice fainted away and fell upon the floor.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was evidently that foolish outing which had chilled him.
