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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 At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When she answered that she was sure she would melt, and that her heart was going to stop, he replied furiously:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading At the bottom of the cutting, where he was hammering at the seam with his mates, Chaval was astonished when he no longer heard the rumble of the wheels.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
badly
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From this reading The lamps burnt badly, and the coal dust made it impossible to see.
bath
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From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
bottom
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From this reading At the bottom of the cutting, where he was hammering at the seam with his mates, Chaval was astonished when he no longer heard the rumble of the wheels.
burnt
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From this reading The lamps burnt badly, and the coal dust made it impossible to see.
Catherine
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From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
Chaval
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From this reading At the bottom of the cutting, where he was hammering at the seam with his mates, Chaval was astonished when he no longer heard the rumble of the wheels.
coal
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From this reading The lamps burnt badly, and the coal dust made it impossible to see.
cutting
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From this reading At the bottom of the cutting, where he was hammering at the seam with his mates, Chaval was astonished when he no longer heard the rumble of the wheels.
dust
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From this reading The lamps burnt badly, and the coal dust made it impossible to see.
face
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From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
far
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From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
furiously
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From this reading When she answered that she was sure she would melt, and that her heart was going to stop, he replied furiously:
going
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From this reading When she answered that she was sure she would melt, and that her heart was going to stop, he replied furiously:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
hammering
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From this reading At the bottom of the cutting, where he was hammering at the seam with his mates, Chaval was astonished when he no longer heard the rumble of the wheels.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the bottom of the cutting, where he was hammering at the seam with his mates, Chaval was astonished when he no longer heard the rumble of the wheels.
heard
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From this reading At the bottom of the cutting, where he was hammering at the seam with his mates, Chaval was astonished when he no longer heard the rumble of the wheels.
heart
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From this reading When she answered that she was sure she would melt, and that her heart was going to stop, he replied furiously:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the bottom of the cutting, where he was hammering at the seam with his mates, Chaval was astonished when he no longer heard the rumble of the wheels.
hour
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From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
impossible
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From this reading The lamps burnt badly, and the coal dust made it impossible to see.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The lamps burnt badly, and the coal dust made it impossible to see.
Jean-Bart
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From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
lamps
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From this reading The lamps burnt badly, and the coal dust made it impossible to see.
longer
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From this reading At the bottom of the cutting, where he was hammering at the seam with his mates, Chaval was astonished when he no longer heard the rumble of the wheels.
made
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From this reading The lamps burnt badly, and the coal dust made it impossible to see.
matesnounUS /mates/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the bottom of the cutting, where he was hammering at the seam with his mates, Chaval was astonished when he no longer heard the rumble of the wheels.
melt
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From this reading When she answered that she was sure she would melt, and that her heart was going to stop, he replied furiously:
moment
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From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At the bottom of the cutting, where he was hammering at the seam with his mates, Chaval was astonished when he no longer heard the rumble of the wheels.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
perspirationnounUS /ˌpɜːrspəˈreɪʃən/
sweat produced by the body
From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
pushing
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From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
relays
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From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she answered that she was sure she would melt, and that her heart was going to stop, he replied furiously:
rumble
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From this reading At the bottom of the cutting, where he was hammering at the seam with his mates, Chaval was astonished when he no longer heard the rumble of the wheels.
seam
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From this reading At the bottom of the cutting, where he was hammering at the seam with his mates, Chaval was astonished when he no longer heard the rumble of the wheels.
see
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From this reading The lamps burnt badly, and the coal dust made it impossible to see.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What's up?" he shouted.
soaked
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From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
stop
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From this reading When she answered that she was sure she would melt, and that her heart was going to stop, he replied furiously:
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she answered that she was sure she would melt, and that her heart was going to stop, he replied furiously:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
trams
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From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
up
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From this reading "What's up?" he shouted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
What's
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From this reading "What's up?" he shouted.
wheels
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From this reading At the bottom of the cutting, where he was hammering at the seam with his mates, Chaval was astonished when he no longer heard the rumble of the wheels.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At the bottom of the cutting, where he was hammering at the seam with his mates, Chaval was astonished when he no longer heard the rumble of the wheels.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At the bottom of the cutting, where he was hammering at the seam with his mates, Chaval was astonished when he no longer heard the rumble of the wheels.
wipe
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From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the bottom of the cutting, where he was hammering at the seam with his mates, Chaval was astonished when he no longer heard the rumble of the wheels.
work
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From this reading At Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trams as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When she answered that she was sure she would melt, and that her heart was going to stop, he replied furiously:
