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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 van was stopped for a minute before the toll-gate, and the inspector examined it.
addressed
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From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By degrees conversation increased between the Chaplain and the officer; and I became again lost in thought.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Had it contained a sheep or an ox which was going to be slaughtered, they would have required some money; but a human head pays no duty!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
ant-hill
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From this reading We passed through the gates, and the carriage trotted quickly through those old and crooked streets of the Faubourg St. Marceau and the city, which twist and cross each other like the many paths of an ant-hill.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
became
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From this reading By degrees conversation increased between the Chaplain and the officer; and I became again lost in thought.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The van was stopped for a minute before the toll-gate, and the inspector examined it.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading By degrees conversation increased between the Chaplain and the officer; and I became again lost in thought.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By degrees conversation increased between the Chaplain and the officer; and I became again lost in thought.
carriage
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From this reading We passed through the gates, and the carriage trotted quickly through those old and crooked streets of the Faubourg St. Marceau and the city, which twist and cross each other like the many paths of an ant-hill.
Chaplain
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From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
city
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From this reading We passed through the gates, and the carriage trotted quickly through those old and crooked streets of the Faubourg St. Marceau and the city, which twist and cross each other like the many paths of an ant-hill.
commencement
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From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
consolation
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From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
contained
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From this reading Had it contained a sheep or an ox which was going to be slaughtered, they would have required some money; but a human head pays no duty!
conversation
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From this reading By degrees conversation increased between the Chaplain and the officer; and I became again lost in thought.
crooked
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From this reading We passed through the gates, and the carriage trotted quickly through those old and crooked streets of the Faubourg St. Marceau and the city, which twist and cross each other like the many paths of an ant-hill.
cross
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From this reading We passed through the gates, and the carriage trotted quickly through those old and crooked streets of the Faubourg St. Marceau and the city, which twist and cross each other like the many paths of an ant-hill.
degrees
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From this reading By degrees conversation increased between the Chaplain and the officer; and I became again lost in thought.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Had it contained a sheep or an ox which was going to be slaughtered, they would have required some money; but a human head pays no duty!
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We passed through the gates, and the carriage trotted quickly through those old and crooked streets of the Faubourg St. Marceau and the city, which twist and cross each other like the many paths of an ant-hill.
examined
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From this reading The van was stopped for a minute before the toll-gate, and the inspector examined it.
exhortation
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From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
Faubourg
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From this reading We passed through the gates, and the carriage trotted quickly through those old and crooked streets of the Faubourg St. Marceau and the city, which twist and cross each other like the many paths of an ant-hill.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The van was stopped for a minute before the toll-gate, and the inspector examined it.
gates
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From this reading We passed through the gates, and the carriage trotted quickly through those old and crooked streets of the Faubourg St. Marceau and the city, which twist and cross each other like the many paths of an ant-hill.
going
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From this reading Had it contained a sheep or an ox which was going to be slaughtered, they would have required some money; but a human head pays no duty!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had it contained a sheep or an ox which was going to be slaughtered, they would have required some money; but a human head pays no duty!
head
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From this reading Had it contained a sheep or an ox which was going to be slaughtered, they would have required some money; but a human head pays no duty!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
human
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From this reading Had it contained a sheep or an ox which was going to be slaughtered, they would have required some money; but a human head pays no duty!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By degrees conversation increased between the Chaplain and the officer; and I became again lost in thought.
increased
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From this reading By degrees conversation increased between the Chaplain and the officer; and I became again lost in thought.
inspector
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From this reading The van was stopped for a minute before the toll-gate, and the inspector examined it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
like
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From this reading We passed through the gates, and the carriage trotted quickly through those old and crooked streets of the Faubourg St. Marceau and the city, which twist and cross each other like the many paths of an ant-hill.
lost
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From this reading By degrees conversation increased between the Chaplain and the officer; and I became again lost in thought.
many
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From this reading We passed through the gates, and the carriage trotted quickly through those old and crooked streets of the Faubourg St. Marceau and the city, which twist and cross each other like the many paths of an ant-hill.
Marceau
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From this reading We passed through the gates, and the carriage trotted quickly through those old and crooked streets of the Faubourg St. Marceau and the city, which twist and cross each other like the many paths of an ant-hill.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
minute
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From this reading The van was stopped for a minute before the toll-gate, and the inspector examined it.
money
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From this reading Had it contained a sheep or an ox which was going to be slaughtered, they would have required some money; but a human head pays no duty!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Had it contained a sheep or an ox which was going to be slaughtered, they would have required some money; but a human head pays no duty!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
officer
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From this reading By degrees conversation increased between the Chaplain and the officer; and I became again lost in thought.
old
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From this reading We passed through the gates, and the carriage trotted quickly through those old and crooked streets of the Faubourg St. Marceau and the city, which twist and cross each other like the many paths of an ant-hill.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Had it contained a sheep or an ox which was going to be slaughtered, they would have required some money; but a human head pays no duty!
other
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From this reading We passed through the gates, and the carriage trotted quickly through those old and crooked streets of the Faubourg St. Marceau and the city, which twist and cross each other like the many paths of an ant-hill.
ox
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From this reading Had it contained a sheep or an ox which was going to be slaughtered, they would have required some money; but a human head pays no duty!
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We passed through the gates, and the carriage trotted quickly through those old and crooked streets of the Faubourg St. Marceau and the city, which twist and cross each other like the many paths of an ant-hill.
paths
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From this reading We passed through the gates, and the carriage trotted quickly through those old and crooked streets of the Faubourg St. Marceau and the city, which twist and cross each other like the many paths of an ant-hill.
pays
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From this reading Had it contained a sheep or an ox which was going to be slaughtered, they would have required some money; but a human head pays no duty!
pre-occupied
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From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
quickly
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From this reading We passed through the gates, and the carriage trotted quickly through those old and crooked streets of the Faubourg St. Marceau and the city, which twist and cross each other like the many paths of an ant-hill.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had it contained a sheep or an ox which was going to be slaughtered, they would have required some money; but a human head pays no duty!
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
sheep
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From this reading Had it contained a sheep or an ox which was going to be slaughtered, they would have required some money; but a human head pays no duty!
slaughtered
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From this reading Had it contained a sheep or an ox which was going to be slaughtered, they would have required some money; but a human head pays no duty!
some
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From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
St
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From this reading We passed through the gates, and the carriage trotted quickly through those old and crooked streets of the Faubourg St. Marceau and the city, which twist and cross each other like the many paths of an ant-hill.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The van was stopped for a minute before the toll-gate, and the inspector examined it.
streets
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From this reading We passed through the gates, and the carriage trotted quickly through those old and crooked streets of the Faubourg St. Marceau and the city, which twist and cross each other like the many paths of an ant-hill.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
then
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From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had it contained a sheep or an ox which was going to be slaughtered, they would have required some money; but a human head pays no duty!
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We passed through the gates, and the carriage trotted quickly through those old and crooked streets of the Faubourg St. Marceau and the city, which twist and cross each other like the many paths of an ant-hill.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By degrees conversation increased between the Chaplain and the officer; and I became again lost in thought.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We passed through the gates, and the carriage trotted quickly through those old and crooked streets of the Faubourg St. Marceau and the city, which twist and cross each other like the many paths of an ant-hill.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
toll-gate
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From this reading The van was stopped for a minute before the toll-gate, and the inspector examined it.
trotted
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From this reading We passed through the gates, and the carriage trotted quickly through those old and crooked streets of the Faubourg St. Marceau and the city, which twist and cross each other like the many paths of an ant-hill.
twist
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From this reading We passed through the gates, and the carriage trotted quickly through those old and crooked streets of the Faubourg St. Marceau and the city, which twist and cross each other like the many paths of an ant-hill.
van
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From this reading The van was stopped for a minute before the toll-gate, and the inspector examined it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The van was stopped for a minute before the toll-gate, and the inspector examined it.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We passed through the gates, and the carriage trotted quickly through those old and crooked streets of the Faubourg St. Marceau and the city, which twist and cross each other like the many paths of an ant-hill.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
words
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From this reading The Chaplain then addressed him with some words of consolation; and I know not if I were pre-occupied, but it seemed to me to be part of the exhortation of which the commencement had been addressed to me.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had it contained a sheep or an ox which was going to be slaughtered, they would have required some money; but a human head pays no duty!
