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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 In one gallery a fresh scene drew them once more round ‘The Dead Child,’ lying on the floor among other waifs.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
also
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From this reading Fagerolles himself also began to joke.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In one gallery a fresh scene drew them once more round ‘The Dead Child,’ lying on the floor among other waifs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Come, a little courage, gentlemen; go the round, examine it, you’ll be repaid for your trouble.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fagerolles himself also began to joke.
better
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From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
bottom
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From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this time they jested.
canvas
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From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
Child
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From this reading In one gallery a fresh scene drew them once more round ‘The Dead Child,’ lying on the floor among other waifs.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Come, a little courage, gentlemen; go the round, examine it, you’ll be repaid for your trouble.
courage
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From this reading ‘Come, a little courage, gentlemen; go the round, examine it, you’ll be repaid for your trouble.
DeadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In one gallery a fresh scene drew them once more round ‘The Dead Child,’ lying on the floor among other waifs.
declaring
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From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In one gallery a fresh scene drew them once more round ‘The Dead Child,’ lying on the floor among other waifs.
examine
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From this reading ‘Come, a little courage, gentlemen; go the round, examine it, you’ll be repaid for your trouble.
Fagerolles
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From this reading Fagerolles himself also began to joke.
find
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From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
floor
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From this reading In one gallery a fresh scene drew them once more round ‘The Dead Child,’ lying on the floor among other waifs.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘Come, a little courage, gentlemen; go the round, examine it, you’ll be repaid for your trouble.
fresh
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From this reading In one gallery a fresh scene drew them once more round ‘The Dead Child,’ lying on the floor among other waifs.
gallery
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From this reading In one gallery a fresh scene drew them once more round ‘The Dead Child,’ lying on the floor among other waifs.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Come, a little courage, gentlemen; go the round, examine it, you’ll be repaid for your trouble.
go
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From this reading ‘Come, a little courage, gentlemen; go the round, examine it, you’ll be repaid for your trouble.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Fagerolles himself also began to joke.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In one gallery a fresh scene drew them once more round ‘The Dead Child,’ lying on the floor among other waifs.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
jested
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From this reading But this time they jested.
joke
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From this reading Fagerolles himself also began to joke.
joker
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From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
lying
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From this reading In one gallery a fresh scene drew them once more round ‘The Dead Child,’ lying on the floor among other waifs.
middle
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From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
more
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From this reading In one gallery a fresh scene drew them once more round ‘The Dead Child,’ lying on the floor among other waifs.
much
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From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In one gallery a fresh scene drew them once more round ‘The Dead Child,’ lying on the floor among other waifs.
once
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From this reading In one gallery a fresh scene drew them once more round ‘The Dead Child,’ lying on the floor among other waifs.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one gallery a fresh scene drew them once more round ‘The Dead Child,’ lying on the floor among other waifs.
other
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From this reading In one gallery a fresh scene drew them once more round ‘The Dead Child,’ lying on the floor among other waifs.
others
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From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
out
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From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
paths
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From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
picture's
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From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
pretended
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From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
repaid
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From this reading ‘Come, a little courage, gentlemen; go the round, examine it, you’ll be repaid for your trouble.
round
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From this reading In one gallery a fresh scene drew them once more round ‘The Dead Child,’ lying on the floor among other waifs.
scene
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From this reading In one gallery a fresh scene drew them once more round ‘The Dead Child,’ lying on the floor among other waifs.
set
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From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
stumble
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From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
surrounding
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From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In one gallery a fresh scene drew them once more round ‘The Dead Child,’ lying on the floor among other waifs.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In one gallery a fresh scene drew them once more round ‘The Dead Child,’ lying on the floor among other waifs.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But this time they jested.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this time they jested.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this time they jested.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
top
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From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
topsy-turvy
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From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
trotted
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From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
trouble
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From this reading ‘Come, a little courage, gentlemen; go the round, examine it, you’ll be repaid for your trouble.
trying
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From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
waifs
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From this reading In one gallery a fresh scene drew them once more round ‘The Dead Child,’ lying on the floor among other waifs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A joker pretended to stumble and set his foot in the middle of the canvas, while others trotted along the surrounding little paths, as if trying to find out which was the picture’s top and which its bottom, and declaring that it looked much better topsy-turvy.
you'll
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From this reading ‘Come, a little courage, gentlemen; go the round, examine it, you’ll be repaid for your trouble.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Come, a little courage, gentlemen; go the round, examine it, you’ll be repaid for your trouble.
