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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 MOTHER PLUTARCH ACCOUNTS FOR A PHENOMENON.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He went prowling about at the deserted spots beyond the Salpêtrière, for there are good windfalls there; where there is nobody, something may be found.
ACCOUNTSnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MOTHER PLUTARCH ACCOUNTS FOR A PHENOMENON.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In one of his previous strolls he had noticed there an old garden frequented by an old man and an old woman, and in this garden a passable apple-tree.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
apple-tree
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From this reading In one of his previous strolls he had noticed there an old garden frequented by an old man and an old woman, and in this garden a passable apple-tree.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He went prowling about at the deserted spots beyond the Salpêtrière, for there are good windfalls there; where there is nobody, something may be found.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He went prowling about at the deserted spots beyond the Salpêtrière, for there are good windfalls there; where there is nobody, something may be found.
Austerlitz
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From this reading He thus reached a suburb which seemed to him to be the village of Austerlitz.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He went prowling about at the deserted spots beyond the Salpêtrière, for there are good windfalls there; where there is nobody, something may be found.
becoming
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From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He went prowling about at the deserted spots beyond the Salpêtrière, for there are good windfalls there; where there is nobody, something may be found.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In one of his previous strolls he had noticed there an old garden frequented by an old man and an old woman, and in this garden a passable apple-tree.
day
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From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading He went prowling about at the deserted spots beyond the Salpêtrière, for there are good windfalls there; where there is nobody, something may be found.
dined
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From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
eaten
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From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
evening
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From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MOTHER PLUTARCH ACCOUNTS FOR A PHENOMENON.
formed
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From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went prowling about at the deserted spots beyond the Salpêtrière, for there are good windfalls there; where there is nobody, something may be found.
frequented
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From this reading In one of his previous strolls he had noticed there an old garden frequented by an old man and an old woman, and in this garden a passable apple-tree.
garden
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From this reading In one of his previous strolls he had noticed there an old garden frequented by an old man and an old woman, and in this garden a passable apple-tree.
Gavroche
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From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went prowling about at the deserted spots beyond the Salpêtrière, for there are good windfalls there; where there is nobody, something may be found.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He thus reached a suburb which seemed to him to be the village of Austerlitz.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In one of his previous strolls he had noticed there an old garden frequented by an old man and an old woman, and in this garden a passable apple-tree.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In one of his previous strolls he had noticed there an old garden frequented by an old man and an old woman, and in this garden a passable apple-tree.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He went prowling about at the deserted spots beyond the Salpêtrière, for there are good windfalls there; where there is nobody, something may be found.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
man
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From this reading In one of his previous strolls he had noticed there an old garden frequented by an old man and an old woman, and in this garden a passable apple-tree.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He went prowling about at the deserted spots beyond the Salpêtrière, for there are good windfalls there; where there is nobody, something may be found.
MOTHER
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From this reading MOTHER PLUTARCH ACCOUNTS FOR A PHENOMENON.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading He went prowling about at the deserted spots beyond the Salpêtrière, for there are good windfalls there; where there is nobody, something may be found.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
noticed
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From this reading In one of his previous strolls he had noticed there an old garden frequented by an old man and an old woman, and in this garden a passable apple-tree.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He thus reached a suburb which seemed to him to be the village of Austerlitz.
old
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From this reading In one of his previous strolls he had noticed there an old garden frequented by an old man and an old woman, and in this garden a passable apple-tree.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
passable
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From this reading In one of his previous strolls he had noticed there an old garden frequented by an old man and an old woman, and in this garden a passable apple-tree.
PHENOMENON
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From this reading MOTHER PLUTARCH ACCOUNTS FOR A PHENOMENON.
PLUTARCH
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From this reading MOTHER PLUTARCH ACCOUNTS FOR A PHENOMENON.
previous
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From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
prowling
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From this reading He went prowling about at the deserted spots beyond the Salpêtrière, for there are good windfalls there; where there is nobody, something may be found.
reached
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From this reading He thus reached a suburb which seemed to him to be the village of Austerlitz.
remembered
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From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
resolution
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From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
ridiculous
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From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
Salpêtrière
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From this reading He went prowling about at the deserted spots beyond the Salpêtrière, for there are good windfalls there; where there is nobody, something may be found.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thus reached a suburb which seemed to him to be the village of Austerlitz.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He went prowling about at the deserted spots beyond the Salpêtrière, for there are good windfalls there; where there is nobody, something may be found.
spots
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From this reading He went prowling about at the deserted spots beyond the Salpêtrière, for there are good windfalls there; where there is nobody, something may be found.
strolls
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From this reading In one of his previous strolls he had noticed there an old garden frequented by an old man and an old woman, and in this garden a passable apple-tree.
suburb
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From this reading He thus reached a suburb which seemed to him to be the village of Austerlitz.
sup
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From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
there
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From this reading He went prowling about at the deserted spots beyond the Salpêtrière, for there are good windfalls there; where there is nobody, something may be found.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In one of his previous strolls he had noticed there an old garden frequented by an old man and an old woman, and in this garden a passable apple-tree.
thus
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From this reading He thus reached a suburb which seemed to him to be the village of Austerlitz.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
try
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From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
village
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From this reading He thus reached a suburb which seemed to him to be the village of Austerlitz.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One evening little Gavroche had eaten nothing; he remembered that he had not dined either on the previous day, and that was becoming ridiculous; so he formed the resolution to try and sup.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went prowling about at the deserted spots beyond the Salpêtrière, for there are good windfalls there; where there is nobody, something may be found.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He went prowling about at the deserted spots beyond the Salpêtrière, for there are good windfalls there; where there is nobody, something may be found.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He thus reached a suburb which seemed to him to be the village of Austerlitz.
windfalls
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From this reading He went prowling about at the deserted spots beyond the Salpêtrière, for there are good windfalls there; where there is nobody, something may be found.
woman
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From this reading In one of his previous strolls he had noticed there an old garden frequented by an old man and an old woman, and in this garden a passable apple-tree.
