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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 Eleven o'clock struck at the little church in the Deux-Cent-Quarante settlement, a brick chapel to which Abbé Joire came to say mass on Sundays.
Abbé
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From this reading Eleven o'clock struck at the little church in the Deux-Cent-Quarante settlement, a brick chapel to which Abbé Joire came to say mass on Sundays.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In the school beside it, also of brick, one heard the faltering voices of the children, in spite of windows closed against the outside cold.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They were making soup, chimneys were smoking, a woman appeared at distant intervals along the fronts, opened a door and disappeared.
also
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From this reading In the school beside it, also of brick, one heard the faltering voices of the children, in spite of windows closed against the outside cold.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From one end to the other, on the pavement, the pipes dripped into tubs, although it was no longer raining, so charged was this grey sky with moistness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
appeared
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From this reading They were making soup, chimneys were smoking, a woman appeared at distant intervals along the fronts, opened a door and disappeared.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Eleven o'clock struck at the little church in the Deux-Cent-Quarante settlement, a brick chapel to which Abbé Joire came to say mass on Sundays.
back
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From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading In the school beside it, also of brick, one heard the faltering voices of the children, in spite of windows closed against the outside cold.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
blocks
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From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
brick
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From this reading Eleven o'clock struck at the little church in the Deux-Cent-Quarante settlement, a brick chapel to which Abbé Joire came to say mass on Sundays.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
came
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From this reading Eleven o'clock struck at the little church in the Deux-Cent-Quarante settlement, a brick chapel to which Abbé Joire came to say mass on Sundays.
chapel
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From this reading Eleven o'clock struck at the little church in the Deux-Cent-Quarante settlement, a brick chapel to which Abbé Joire came to say mass on Sundays.
charged
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From this reading From one end to the other, on the pavement, the pipes dripped into tubs, although it was no longer raining, so charged was this grey sky with moistness.
children
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From this reading In the school beside it, also of brick, one heard the faltering voices of the children, in spite of windows closed against the outside cold.
chimneys
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From this reading They were making soup, chimneys were smoking, a woman appeared at distant intervals along the fronts, opened a door and disappeared.
church
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From this reading Eleven o'clock struck at the little church in the Deux-Cent-Quarante settlement, a brick chapel to which Abbé Joire came to say mass on Sundays.
closed
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From this reading In the school beside it, also of brick, one heard the faltering voices of the children, in spite of windows closed against the outside cold.
cold
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From this reading In the school beside it, also of brick, one heard the faltering voices of the children, in spite of windows closed against the outside cold.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
destitution
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From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
Deux-Cent-Quarante
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From this reading Eleven o'clock struck at the little church in the Deux-Cent-Quarante settlement, a brick chapel to which Abbé Joire came to say mass on Sundays.
devastated
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From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were making soup, chimneys were smoking, a woman appeared at distant intervals along the fronts, opened a door and disappeared.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading They were making soup, chimneys were smoking, a woman appeared at distant intervals along the fronts, opened a door and disappeared.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
door
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From this reading They were making soup, chimneys were smoking, a woman appeared at distant intervals along the fronts, opened a door and disappeared.
dripped
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From this reading From one end to the other, on the pavement, the pipes dripped into tubs, although it was no longer raining, so charged was this grey sky with moistness.
Eleven
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From this reading Eleven o'clock struck at the little church in the Deux-Cent-Quarante settlement, a brick chapel to which Abbé Joire came to say mass on Sundays.
end
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From this reading From one end to the other, on the pavement, the pipes dripped into tubs, although it was no longer raining, so charged was this grey sky with moistness.
exhibited
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From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
faltering
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From this reading In the school beside it, also of brick, one heard the faltering voices of the children, in spite of windows closed against the outside cold.
four
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From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From one end to the other, on the pavement, the pipes dripped into tubs, although it was no longer raining, so charged was this grey sky with moistness.
fronts
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From this reading They were making soup, chimneys were smoking, a woman appeared at distant intervals along the fronts, opened a door and disappeared.
gardens
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From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
grey
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From this reading From one end to the other, on the pavement, the pipes dripped into tubs, although it was no longer raining, so charged was this grey sky with moistness.
heard
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From this reading In the school beside it, also of brick, one heard the faltering voices of the children, in spite of windows closed against the outside cold.
houses
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From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Eleven o'clock struck at the little church in the Deux-Cent-Quarante settlement, a brick chapel to which Abbé Joire came to say mass on Sundays.
intervals
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From this reading They were making soup, chimneys were smoking, a woman appeared at distant intervals along the fronts, opened a door and disappeared.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the school beside it, also of brick, one heard the faltering voices of the children, in spite of windows closed against the outside cold.
Joire
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From this reading Eleven o'clock struck at the little church in the Deux-Cent-Quarante settlement, a brick chapel to which Abbé Joire came to say mass on Sundays.
large
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From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eleven o'clock struck at the little church in the Deux-Cent-Quarante settlement, a brick chapel to which Abbé Joire came to say mass on Sundays.
longer
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From this reading From one end to the other, on the pavement, the pipes dripped into tubs, although it was no longer raining, so charged was this grey sky with moistness.
lumped
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From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
making
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From this reading They were making soup, chimneys were smoking, a woman appeared at distant intervals along the fronts, opened a door and disappeared.
marly
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From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
mass
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From this reading Eleven o'clock struck at the little church in the Deux-Cent-Quarante settlement, a brick chapel to which Abbé Joire came to say mass on Sundays.
moistness
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From this reading From one end to the other, on the pavement, the pipes dripped into tubs, although it was no longer raining, so charged was this grey sky with moistness.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading From one end to the other, on the pavement, the pipes dripped into tubs, although it was no longer raining, so charged was this grey sky with moistness.
o'clock
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From this reading Eleven o'clock struck at the little church in the Deux-Cent-Quarante settlement, a brick chapel to which Abbé Joire came to say mass on Sundays.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the school beside it, also of brick, one heard the faltering voices of the children, in spite of windows closed against the outside cold.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Eleven o'clock struck at the little church in the Deux-Cent-Quarante settlement, a brick chapel to which Abbé Joire came to say mass on Sundays.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the school beside it, also of brick, one heard the faltering voices of the children, in spite of windows closed against the outside cold.
opened
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From this reading They were making soup, chimneys were smoking, a woman appeared at distant intervals along the fronts, opened a door and disappeared.
other
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From this reading From one end to the other, on the pavement, the pipes dripped into tubs, although it was no longer raining, so charged was this grey sky with moistness.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the school beside it, also of brick, one heard the faltering voices of the children, in spite of windows closed against the outside cold.
passages
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From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
pavement
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From this reading From one end to the other, on the pavement, the pipes dripped into tubs, although it was no longer raining, so charged was this grey sky with moistness.
pipes
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From this reading From one end to the other, on the pavement, the pipes dripped into tubs, although it was no longer raining, so charged was this grey sky with moistness.
raining
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From this reading From one end to the other, on the pavement, the pipes dripped into tubs, although it was no longer raining, so charged was this grey sky with moistness.
say
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From this reading Eleven o'clock struck at the little church in the Deux-Cent-Quarante settlement, a brick chapel to which Abbé Joire came to say mass on Sundays.
school
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From this reading In the school beside it, also of brick, one heard the faltering voices of the children, in spite of windows closed against the outside cold.
settlement
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From this reading Eleven o'clock struck at the little church in the Deux-Cent-Quarante settlement, a brick chapel to which Abbé Joire came to say mass on Sundays.
sky
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From this reading From one end to the other, on the pavement, the pipes dripped into tubs, although it was no longer raining, so charged was this grey sky with moistness.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were making soup, chimneys were smoking, a woman appeared at distant intervals along the fronts, opened a door and disappeared.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading From one end to the other, on the pavement, the pipes dripped into tubs, although it was no longer raining, so charged was this grey sky with moistness.
soil
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From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
soup
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From this reading They were making soup, chimneys were smoking, a woman appeared at distant intervals along the fronts, opened a door and disappeared.
spite
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From this reading In the school beside it, also of brick, one heard the faltering voices of the children, in spite of windows closed against the outside cold.
spotted
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From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eleven o'clock struck at the little church in the Deux-Cent-Quarante settlement, a brick chapel to which Abbé Joire came to say mass on Sundays.
Sundays
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From this reading Eleven o'clock struck at the little church in the Deux-Cent-Quarante settlement, a brick chapel to which Abbé Joire came to say mass on Sundays.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eleven o'clock struck at the little church in the Deux-Cent-Quarante settlement, a brick chapel to which Abbé Joire came to say mass on Sundays.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were making soup, chimneys were smoking, a woman appeared at distant intervals along the fronts, opened a door and disappeared.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From one end to the other, on the pavement, the pipes dripped into tubs, although it was no longer raining, so charged was this grey sky with moistness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eleven o'clock struck at the little church in the Deux-Cent-Quarante settlement, a brick chapel to which Abbé Joire came to say mass on Sundays.
tubs
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From this reading From one end to the other, on the pavement, the pipes dripped into tubs, although it was no longer raining, so charged was this grey sky with moistness.
uniform
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From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
vegetables
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From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
voices
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From this reading In the school beside it, also of brick, one heard the faltering voices of the children, in spite of windows closed against the outside cold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From one end to the other, on the pavement, the pipes dripped into tubs, although it was no longer raining, so charged was this grey sky with moistness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Eleven o'clock struck at the little church in the Deux-Cent-Quarante settlement, a brick chapel to which Abbé Joire came to say mass on Sundays.
wide
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From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
windows
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From this reading In the school beside it, also of brick, one heard the faltering voices of the children, in spite of windows closed against the outside cold.
winter
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From this reading The wide passages, divided into little gardens, back to back, between the four large blocks of uniform houses, were deserted; and these gardens, devastated by the winter, exhibited the destitution of their marly soil, lumped and spotted by the last vegetables.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From one end to the other, on the pavement, the pipes dripped into tubs, although it was no longer raining, so charged was this grey sky with moistness.
woman
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From this reading They were making soup, chimneys were smoking, a woman appeared at distant intervals along the fronts, opened a door and disappeared.
