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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As he ascended in the cage heaped up with four others, Étienne resolved to continue his famished course along the roads.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ascent had been so rapid that he was stunned by the daylight, and his eyelids quivered in the brightness to which he had already grown unaccustomed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he ascended in the cage heaped up with four others, Étienne resolved to continue his famished course along the roads.
ascended
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From this reading As he ascended in the cage heaped up with four others, Étienne resolved to continue his famished course along the roads.
ascent
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From this reading The ascent had been so rapid that he was stunned by the daylight, and his eyelids quivered in the brightness to which he had already grown unaccustomed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One might as well die at once as go down to the bottom of that hell, where it was not even possible to earn one's bread.
avoid
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From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
away
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From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The ascent had been so rapid that he was stunned by the daylight, and his eyelids quivered in the brightness to which he had already grown unaccustomed.
blinded
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From this reading Suddenly he was blinded.
bottom
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From this reading One might as well die at once as go down to the bottom of that hell, where it was not even possible to earn one's bread.
bread
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From this reading One might as well die at once as go down to the bottom of that hell, where it was not even possible to earn one's bread.
brightness
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From this reading The ascent had been so rapid that he was stunned by the daylight, and his eyelids quivered in the brightness to which he had already grown unaccustomed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
cage
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From this reading As he ascended in the cage heaped up with four others, Étienne resolved to continue his famished course along the roads.
Catherine
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From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
continue
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From this reading As he ascended in the cage heaped up with four others, Étienne resolved to continue his famished course along the roads.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he ascended in the cage heaped up with four others, Étienne resolved to continue his famished course along the roads.
daylight
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From this reading The ascent had been so rapid that he was stunned by the daylight, and his eyelids quivered in the brightness to which he had already grown unaccustomed.
die
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From this reading One might as well die at once as go down to the bottom of that hell, where it was not even possible to earn one's bread.
down
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From this reading One might as well die at once as go down to the bottom of that hell, where it was not even possible to earn one's bread.
earn
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From this reading One might as well die at once as go down to the bottom of that hell, where it was not even possible to earn one's bread.
education
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From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
end
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From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
enervating
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From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One might as well die at once as go down to the bottom of that hell, where it was not even possible to earn one's bread.
eyelids
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From this reading The ascent had been so rapid that he was stunned by the daylight, and his eyelids quivered in the brightness to which he had already grown unaccustomed.
famished
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From this reading As he ascended in the cage heaped up with four others, Étienne resolved to continue his famished course along the roads.
felt
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From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
flock
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From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
foolish
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From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
four
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From this reading As he ascended in the cage heaped up with four others, Étienne resolved to continue his famished course along the roads.
go
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From this reading One might as well die at once as go down to the bottom of that hell, where it was not even possible to earn one's bread.
grown
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From this reading The ascent had been so rapid that he was stunned by the daylight, and his eyelids quivered in the brightness to which he had already grown unaccustomed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The ascent had been so rapid that he was stunned by the daylight, and his eyelids quivered in the brightness to which he had already grown unaccustomed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he ascended in the cage heaped up with four others, Étienne resolved to continue his famished course along the roads.
heaped
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From this reading As he ascended in the cage heaped up with four others, Étienne resolved to continue his famished course along the roads.
hell
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From this reading One might as well die at once as go down to the bottom of that hell, where it was not even possible to earn one's bread.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he ascended in the cage heaped up with four others, Étienne resolved to continue his famished course along the roads.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he ascended in the cage heaped up with four others, Étienne resolved to continue his famished course along the roads.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One might as well die at once as go down to the bottom of that hell, where it was not even possible to earn one's bread.
longer
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From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
masters
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From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading One might as well die at once as go down to the bottom of that hell, where it was not even possible to earn one's bread.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One might as well die at once as go down to the bottom of that hell, where it was not even possible to earn one's bread.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One might as well die at once as go down to the bottom of that hell, where it was not even possible to earn one's bread.
once
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From this reading One might as well die at once as go down to the bottom of that hell, where it was not even possible to earn one's bread.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One might as well die at once as go down to the bottom of that hell, where it was not even possible to earn one's bread.
one's
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From this reading One might as well die at once as go down to the bottom of that hell, where it was not even possible to earn one's bread.
others
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From this reading As he ascended in the cage heaped up with four others, Étienne resolved to continue his famished course along the roads.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
possible
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From this reading One might as well die at once as go down to the bottom of that hell, where it was not even possible to earn one's bread.
preferred
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From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
quivered
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From this reading The ascent had been so rapid that he was stunned by the daylight, and his eyelids quivered in the brightness to which he had already grown unaccustomed.
rapid
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From this reading The ascent had been so rapid that he was stunned by the daylight, and his eyelids quivered in the brightness to which he had already grown unaccustomed.
resignation
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From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
resolved
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From this reading As he ascended in the cage heaped up with four others, Étienne resolved to continue his famished course along the roads.
roads
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From this reading As he ascended in the cage heaped up with four others, Étienne resolved to continue his famished course along the roads.
side
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From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The ascent had been so rapid that he was stunned by the daylight, and his eyelids quivered in the brightness to which he had already grown unaccustomed.
strangling
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From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
stunned
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From this reading The ascent had been so rapid that he was stunned by the daylight, and his eyelids quivered in the brightness to which he had already grown unaccustomed.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly he was blinded.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One might as well die at once as go down to the bottom of that hell, where it was not even possible to earn one's bread.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he ascended in the cage heaped up with four others, Étienne resolved to continue his famished course along the roads.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
thoughts
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From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he ascended in the cage heaped up with four others, Étienne resolved to continue his famished course along the roads.
tram
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From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
unaccustomed
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From this reading The ascent had been so rapid that he was stunned by the daylight, and his eyelids quivered in the brightness to which he had already grown unaccustomed.
up
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From this reading As he ascended in the cage heaped up with four others, Étienne resolved to continue his famished course along the roads.
warmth
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From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One might as well die at once as go down to the bottom of that hell, where it was not even possible to earn one's bread.
well
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From this reading One might as well die at once as go down to the bottom of that hell, where it was not even possible to earn one's bread.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading One might as well die at once as go down to the bottom of that hell, where it was not even possible to earn one's bread.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The ascent had been so rapid that he was stunned by the daylight, and his eyelids quivered in the brightness to which he had already grown unaccustomed.
wider
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From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As he ascended in the cage heaped up with four others, Étienne resolved to continue his famished course along the roads.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Catherine, in the tram above him, was no longer at his side with her pleasant enervating warmth; and he preferred to avoid foolish thoughts and to go away, for with his wider education he felt nothing of the resignation of this flock; he would end by strangling one of the masters.
Étienne
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From this reading As he ascended in the cage heaped up with four others, Étienne resolved to continue his famished course along the roads.
