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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 A week passed, and work went on suspiciously and mournfully in expectation of the conflict.
able
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From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
adventure
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From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the Maheus the fortnight threatened to be more meagre than ever.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A week passed, and work went on suspiciously and mournfully in expectation of the conflict.
away
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From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
back
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From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Among the Maheus the fortnight threatened to be more meagre than ever.
beat
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From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
bitter
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From this reading Maheude grew bitter, in spite of her moderation and good sense.
came
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From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
Catherine
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From this reading Her daughter Catherine, too, had taken it into her head to stay out one night.
Chaval
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From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
conflict
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From this reading A week passed, and work went on suspiciously and mournfully in expectation of the conflict.
daughter
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From this reading Her daughter Catherine, too, had taken it into her head to stay out one night.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among the Maheus the fortnight threatened to be more meagre than ever.
expectation
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From this reading A week passed, and work went on suspiciously and mournfully in expectation of the conflict.
fault
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From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
following
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From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
fortnight
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From this reading Among the Maheus the fortnight threatened to be more meagre than ever.
go
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From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maheude grew bitter, in spite of her moderation and good sense.
grew
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From this reading Maheude grew bitter, in spite of her moderation and good sense.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her daughter Catherine, too, had taken it into her head to stay out one night.
head
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From this reading Her daughter Catherine, too, had taken it into her head to stay out one night.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Maheude grew bitter, in spite of her moderation and good sense.
how
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From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
ill
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From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A week passed, and work went on suspiciously and mournfully in expectation of the conflict.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her daughter Catherine, too, had taken it into her head to stay out one night.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her daughter Catherine, too, had taken it into her head to stay out one night.
kept
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From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
Maheude
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From this reading Maheude grew bitter, in spite of her moderation and good sense.
Maheus
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From this reading Among the Maheus the fortnight threatened to be more meagre than ever.
meagre
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From this reading Among the Maheus the fortnight threatened to be more meagre than ever.
moderation
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From this reading Maheude grew bitter, in spite of her moderation and good sense.
more
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From this reading Among the Maheus the fortnight threatened to be more meagre than ever.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
mournfully
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From this reading A week passed, and work went on suspiciously and mournfully in expectation of the conflict.
night
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From this reading Her daughter Catherine, too, had taken it into her head to stay out one night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A week passed, and work went on suspiciously and mournfully in expectation of the conflict.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A week passed, and work went on suspiciously and mournfully in expectation of the conflict.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her daughter Catherine, too, had taken it into her head to stay out one night.
out
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From this reading Her daughter Catherine, too, had taken it into her head to stay out one night.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week passed, and work went on suspiciously and mournfully in expectation of the conflict.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
ran
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From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
sense
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From this reading Maheude grew bitter, in spite of her moderation and good sense.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
spite
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From this reading Maheude grew bitter, in spite of her moderation and good sense.
stay
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From this reading Her daughter Catherine, too, had taken it into her head to stay out one night.
suspiciously
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From this reading A week passed, and work went on suspiciously and mournfully in expectation of the conflict.
taken
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From this reading Her daughter Catherine, too, had taken it into her head to stay out one night.
tears
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From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Among the Maheus the fortnight threatened to be more meagre than ever.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A week passed, and work went on suspiciously and mournfully in expectation of the conflict.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
threatened
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From this reading Among the Maheus the fortnight threatened to be more meagre than ever.
threatening
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From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Among the Maheus the fortnight threatened to be more meagre than ever.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
too
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From this reading Her daughter Catherine, too, had taken it into her head to stay out one night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
weary
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From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
week
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From this reading A week passed, and work went on suspiciously and mournfully in expectation of the conflict.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week passed, and work went on suspiciously and mournfully in expectation of the conflict.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the following morning she came back so weary and ill after this adventure that she was not able to go to the pit; and she told with tears how it was not her fault, for Chaval had kept her, threatening to beat her if she ran away.
work
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From this reading A week passed, and work went on suspiciously and mournfully in expectation of the conflict.
