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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 From early morning, before daylight, a tremor had agitated the settlements, and that tremor was now swelling through the roads and over the whole country.
accused
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From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
agitated
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From this reading From early morning, before daylight, a tremor had agitated the settlements, and that tremor was now swelling through the roads and over the whole country.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From early morning, before daylight, a tremor had agitated the settlements, and that tremor was now swelling through the roads and over the whole country.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Towards half-past seven, as the sun was rising, another rumour circulated, reassuring the impatient.
arranged
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From this reading But the departure had not taken place as arranged, for the news had spread that cavalry and police were scouring the plain.
arrived
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From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the departure had not taken place as arranged, for the news had spread that cavalry and police were scouring the plain.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading From early morning, before daylight, a tremor had agitated the settlements, and that tremor was now swelling through the roads and over the whole country.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The miners clenched their fists and watched the soldiers from behind their shutters by the pale light of the early morning.
betrayed
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From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the departure had not taken place as arranged, for the news had spread that cavalry and police were scouring the plain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
cavalry
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From this reading But the departure had not taken place as arranged, for the news had spread that cavalry and police were scouring the plain.
circulated
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From this reading Towards half-past seven, as the sun was rising, another rumour circulated, reassuring the impatient.
clenched
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From this reading The miners clenched their fists and watched the soldiers from behind their shutters by the pale light of the early morning.
country
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From this reading From early morning, before daylight, a tremor had agitated the settlements, and that tremor was now swelling through the roads and over the whole country.
daylight
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From this reading From early morning, before daylight, a tremor had agitated the settlements, and that tremor was now swelling through the roads and over the whole country.
departure
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From this reading But the departure had not taken place as arranged, for the news had spread that cavalry and police were scouring the plain.
dispatch
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From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
Douai
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From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
early
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From this reading From early morning, before daylight, a tremor had agitated the settlements, and that tremor was now swelling through the roads and over the whole country.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
fists
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From this reading The miners clenched their fists and watched the soldiers from behind their shutters by the pale light of the early morning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the departure had not taken place as arranged, for the news had spread that cavalry and police were scouring the plain.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From early morning, before daylight, a tremor had agitated the settlements, and that tremor was now swelling through the roads and over the whole country.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From early morning, before daylight, a tremor had agitated the settlements, and that tremor was now swelling through the roads and over the whole country.
half-past
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From this reading Towards half-past seven, as the sun was rising, another rumour circulated, reassuring the impatient.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
Hennebeau
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From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
impatient
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From this reading Towards half-past seven, as the sun was rising, another rumour circulated, reassuring the impatient.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
light
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From this reading The miners clenched their fists and watched the soldiers from behind their shutters by the pale light of the early morning.
M
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From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
matesnounUS /mates/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
miners
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From this reading The miners clenched their fists and watched the soldiers from behind their shutters by the pale light of the early morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From early morning, before daylight, a tremor had agitated the settlements, and that tremor was now swelling through the roads and over the whole country.
news
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From this reading But the departure had not taken place as arranged, for the news had spread that cavalry and police were scouring the plain.
night
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From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the departure had not taken place as arranged, for the news had spread that cavalry and police were scouring the plain.
now
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From this reading From early morning, before daylight, a tremor had agitated the settlements, and that tremor was now swelling through the roads and over the whole country.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
office
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From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading From early morning, before daylight, a tremor had agitated the settlements, and that tremor was now swelling through the roads and over the whole country.
pale
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From this reading The miners clenched their fists and watched the soldiers from behind their shutters by the pale light of the early morning.
place
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From this reading But the departure had not taken place as arranged, for the news had spread that cavalry and police were scouring the plain.
plain
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From this reading But the departure had not taken place as arranged, for the news had spread that cavalry and police were scouring the plain.
police
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From this reading But the departure had not taken place as arranged, for the news had spread that cavalry and police were scouring the plain.
putter
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From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
Rasseneur
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From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
reassuring
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From this reading Towards half-past seven, as the sun was rising, another rumour circulated, reassuring the impatient.
rising
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From this reading Towards half-past seven, as the sun was rising, another rumour circulated, reassuring the impatient.
roads
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From this reading From early morning, before daylight, a tremor had agitated the settlements, and that tremor was now swelling through the roads and over the whole country.
rumour
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From this reading Towards half-past seven, as the sun was rising, another rumour circulated, reassuring the impatient.
said
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From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
scouring
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From this reading But the departure had not taken place as arranged, for the news had spread that cavalry and police were scouring the plain.
seen
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From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
servant
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From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
settlements
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From this reading From early morning, before daylight, a tremor had agitated the settlements, and that tremor was now swelling through the roads and over the whole country.
seven
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From this reading Towards half-past seven, as the sun was rising, another rumour circulated, reassuring the impatient.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
shutters
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From this reading The miners clenched their fists and watched the soldiers from behind their shutters by the pale light of the early morning.
soldiers
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From this reading The miners clenched their fists and watched the soldiers from behind their shutters by the pale light of the early morning.
spread
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From this reading But the departure had not taken place as arranged, for the news had spread that cavalry and police were scouring the plain.
sun
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From this reading Towards half-past seven, as the sun was rising, another rumour circulated, reassuring the impatient.
swelling
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From this reading From early morning, before daylight, a tremor had agitated the settlements, and that tremor was now swelling through the roads and over the whole country.
swore
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From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
taken
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From this reading But the departure had not taken place as arranged, for the news had spread that cavalry and police were scouring the plain.
taking
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From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
telegraph
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From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From early morning, before daylight, a tremor had agitated the settlements, and that tremor was now swelling through the roads and over the whole country.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From early morning, before daylight, a tremor had agitated the settlements, and that tremor was now swelling through the roads and over the whole country.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The miners clenched their fists and watched the soldiers from behind their shutters by the pale light of the early morning.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From early morning, before daylight, a tremor had agitated the settlements, and that tremor was now swelling through the roads and over the whole country.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
TowardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Towards half-past seven, as the sun was rising, another rumour circulated, reassuring the impatient.
tremor
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From this reading From early morning, before daylight, a tremor had agitated the settlements, and that tremor was now swelling through the roads and over the whole country.
warning
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From this reading It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From early morning, before daylight, a tremor had agitated the settlements, and that tremor was now swelling through the roads and over the whole country.
watched
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From this reading The miners clenched their fists and watched the soldiers from behind their shutters by the pale light of the early morning.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the departure had not taken place as arranged, for the news had spread that cavalry and police were scouring the plain.
whole
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From this reading From early morning, before daylight, a tremor had agitated the settlements, and that tremor was now swelling through the roads and over the whole country.
