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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 The other frontage faced the deserted road to Vandame, a large country town, about three kilometres off, hidden behind the forest.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The other frontage faced the deserted road to Vandame, a large country town, about three kilometres off, hidden behind the forest.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Deneulin, tired after a day spent in part below, was snoring with his face toward the wall, when he dreamt that he had been called.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At four o'clock the moon had set, and the night was very dark.
asleep
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From this reading Everything was still asleep at Deneulin's; the old brick house stood mute and gloomy, with closed doors and windows, at the end of the large ill-kept garden which separated it from the Jean-Bart mine.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At four o'clock the moon had set, and the night was very dark.
awoke
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From this reading At last he awoke, and really hearing a voice, got out and opened the window.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Deneulin, tired after a day spent in part below, was snoring with his face toward the wall, when he dreamt that he had been called.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The other frontage faced the deserted road to Vandame, a large country town, about three kilometres off, hidden behind the forest.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Deneulin, tired after a day spent in part below, was snoring with his face toward the wall, when he dreamt that he had been called.
brick
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From this reading Everything was still asleep at Deneulin's; the old brick house stood mute and gloomy, with closed doors and windows, at the end of the large ill-kept garden which separated it from the Jean-Bart mine.
called
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From this reading Deneulin, tired after a day spent in part below, was snoring with his face toward the wall, when he dreamt that he had been called.
closed
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From this reading Everything was still asleep at Deneulin's; the old brick house stood mute and gloomy, with closed doors and windows, at the end of the large ill-kept garden which separated it from the Jean-Bart mine.
country
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From this reading The other frontage faced the deserted road to Vandame, a large country town, about three kilometres off, hidden behind the forest.
dark
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From this reading At four o'clock the moon had set, and the night was very dark.
day
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From this reading Deneulin, tired after a day spent in part below, was snoring with his face toward the wall, when he dreamt that he had been called.
Deneulin
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From this reading Deneulin, tired after a day spent in part below, was snoring with his face toward the wall, when he dreamt that he had been called.
Deneulin's
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From this reading Everything was still asleep at Deneulin's; the old brick house stood mute and gloomy, with closed doors and windows, at the end of the large ill-kept garden which separated it from the Jean-Bart mine.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading The other frontage faced the deserted road to Vandame, a large country town, about three kilometres off, hidden behind the forest.
doors
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From this reading Everything was still asleep at Deneulin's; the old brick house stood mute and gloomy, with closed doors and windows, at the end of the large ill-kept garden which separated it from the Jean-Bart mine.
dreamtverbUS /drɛmt/
Experienced dreams during sleep.
From this reading Deneulin, tired after a day spent in part below, was snoring with his face toward the wall, when he dreamt that he had been called.
end
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From this reading Everything was still asleep at Deneulin's; the old brick house stood mute and gloomy, with closed doors and windows, at the end of the large ill-kept garden which separated it from the Jean-Bart mine.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was still asleep at Deneulin's; the old brick house stood mute and gloomy, with closed doors and windows, at the end of the large ill-kept garden which separated it from the Jean-Bart mine.
face
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From this reading Deneulin, tired after a day spent in part below, was snoring with his face toward the wall, when he dreamt that he had been called.
faced
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From this reading The other frontage faced the deserted road to Vandame, a large country town, about three kilometres off, hidden behind the forest.
forest
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From this reading The other frontage faced the deserted road to Vandame, a large country town, about three kilometres off, hidden behind the forest.
four
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From this reading At four o'clock the moon had set, and the night was very dark.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Everything was still asleep at Deneulin's; the old brick house stood mute and gloomy, with closed doors and windows, at the end of the large ill-kept garden which separated it from the Jean-Bart mine.
frontage
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From this reading The other frontage faced the deserted road to Vandame, a large country town, about three kilometres off, hidden behind the forest.
garden
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From this reading Everything was still asleep at Deneulin's; the old brick house stood mute and gloomy, with closed doors and windows, at the end of the large ill-kept garden which separated it from the Jean-Bart mine.
gloomy
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From this reading Everything was still asleep at Deneulin's; the old brick house stood mute and gloomy, with closed doors and windows, at the end of the large ill-kept garden which separated it from the Jean-Bart mine.
got
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From this reading At last he awoke, and really hearing a voice, got out and opened the window.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At four o'clock the moon had set, and the night was very dark.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Deneulin, tired after a day spent in part below, was snoring with his face toward the wall, when he dreamt that he had been called.
hearing
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From this reading At last he awoke, and really hearing a voice, got out and opened the window.
hidden
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From this reading The other frontage faced the deserted road to Vandame, a large country town, about three kilometres off, hidden behind the forest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Deneulin, tired after a day spent in part below, was snoring with his face toward the wall, when he dreamt that he had been called.
house
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From this reading Everything was still asleep at Deneulin's; the old brick house stood mute and gloomy, with closed doors and windows, at the end of the large ill-kept garden which separated it from the Jean-Bart mine.
ill-kept
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From this reading Everything was still asleep at Deneulin's; the old brick house stood mute and gloomy, with closed doors and windows, at the end of the large ill-kept garden which separated it from the Jean-Bart mine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Deneulin, tired after a day spent in part below, was snoring with his face toward the wall, when he dreamt that he had been called.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Everything was still asleep at Deneulin's; the old brick house stood mute and gloomy, with closed doors and windows, at the end of the large ill-kept garden which separated it from the Jean-Bart mine.
Jean-Bart
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From this reading Everything was still asleep at Deneulin's; the old brick house stood mute and gloomy, with closed doors and windows, at the end of the large ill-kept garden which separated it from the Jean-Bart mine.
kilometres
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From this reading The other frontage faced the deserted road to Vandame, a large country town, about three kilometres off, hidden behind the forest.
large
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From this reading Everything was still asleep at Deneulin's; the old brick house stood mute and gloomy, with closed doors and windows, at the end of the large ill-kept garden which separated it from the Jean-Bart mine.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he awoke, and really hearing a voice, got out and opened the window.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Everything was still asleep at Deneulin's; the old brick house stood mute and gloomy, with closed doors and windows, at the end of the large ill-kept garden which separated it from the Jean-Bart mine.
moon
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From this reading At four o'clock the moon had set, and the night was very dark.
mute
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From this reading Everything was still asleep at Deneulin's; the old brick house stood mute and gloomy, with closed doors and windows, at the end of the large ill-kept garden which separated it from the Jean-Bart mine.
night
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From this reading At four o'clock the moon had set, and the night was very dark.
o'clock
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From this reading At four o'clock the moon had set, and the night was very dark.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Everything was still asleep at Deneulin's; the old brick house stood mute and gloomy, with closed doors and windows, at the end of the large ill-kept garden which separated it from the Jean-Bart mine.
off
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From this reading The other frontage faced the deserted road to Vandame, a large country town, about three kilometres off, hidden behind the forest.
old
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From this reading Everything was still asleep at Deneulin's; the old brick house stood mute and gloomy, with closed doors and windows, at the end of the large ill-kept garden which separated it from the Jean-Bart mine.
opened
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From this reading At last he awoke, and really hearing a voice, got out and opened the window.
other
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From this reading The other frontage faced the deserted road to Vandame, a large country town, about three kilometres off, hidden behind the forest.
out
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From this reading At last he awoke, and really hearing a voice, got out and opened the window.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Deneulin, tired after a day spent in part below, was snoring with his face toward the wall, when he dreamt that he had been called.
really
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From this reading At last he awoke, and really hearing a voice, got out and opened the window.
road
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From this reading The other frontage faced the deserted road to Vandame, a large country town, about three kilometres off, hidden behind the forest.
separated
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From this reading Everything was still asleep at Deneulin's; the old brick house stood mute and gloomy, with closed doors and windows, at the end of the large ill-kept garden which separated it from the Jean-Bart mine.
set
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From this reading At four o'clock the moon had set, and the night was very dark.
snoring
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From this reading Deneulin, tired after a day spent in part below, was snoring with his face toward the wall, when he dreamt that he had been called.
spent
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From this reading Deneulin, tired after a day spent in part below, was snoring with his face toward the wall, when he dreamt that he had been called.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything was still asleep at Deneulin's; the old brick house stood mute and gloomy, with closed doors and windows, at the end of the large ill-kept garden which separated it from the Jean-Bart mine.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything was still asleep at Deneulin's; the old brick house stood mute and gloomy, with closed doors and windows, at the end of the large ill-kept garden which separated it from the Jean-Bart mine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Deneulin, tired after a day spent in part below, was snoring with his face toward the wall, when he dreamt that he had been called.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At four o'clock the moon had set, and the night was very dark.
three
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From this reading The other frontage faced the deserted road to Vandame, a large country town, about three kilometres off, hidden behind the forest.
tired
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From this reading Deneulin, tired after a day spent in part below, was snoring with his face toward the wall, when he dreamt that he had been called.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The other frontage faced the deserted road to Vandame, a large country town, about three kilometres off, hidden behind the forest.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Deneulin, tired after a day spent in part below, was snoring with his face toward the wall, when he dreamt that he had been called.
town
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From this reading The other frontage faced the deserted road to Vandame, a large country town, about three kilometres off, hidden behind the forest.
Vandame
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From this reading The other frontage faced the deserted road to Vandame, a large country town, about three kilometres off, hidden behind the forest.
very
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From this reading At four o'clock the moon had set, and the night was very dark.
voice
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From this reading At last he awoke, and really hearing a voice, got out and opened the window.
wall
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From this reading Deneulin, tired after a day spent in part below, was snoring with his face toward the wall, when he dreamt that he had been called.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At four o'clock the moon had set, and the night was very dark.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Deneulin, tired after a day spent in part below, was snoring with his face toward the wall, when he dreamt that he had been called.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Everything was still asleep at Deneulin's; the old brick house stood mute and gloomy, with closed doors and windows, at the end of the large ill-kept garden which separated it from the Jean-Bart mine.
window
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From this reading At last he awoke, and really hearing a voice, got out and opened the window.
windows
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From this reading Everything was still asleep at Deneulin's; the old brick house stood mute and gloomy, with closed doors and windows, at the end of the large ill-kept garden which separated it from the Jean-Bart mine.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Everything was still asleep at Deneulin's; the old brick house stood mute and gloomy, with closed doors and windows, at the end of the large ill-kept garden which separated it from the Jean-Bart mine.
