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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 There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
All
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From this reading All around it, the calm waters of the great river play peacefully amongst the reeds, and the wagtails flutter over the moist crests of the stones.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading All around it, the calm waters of the great river play peacefully amongst the reeds, and the wagtails flutter over the moist crests of the stones.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An arched bridge connects it with the shore.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
arched
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From this reading An arched bridge connects it with the shore.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading All around it, the calm waters of the great river play peacefully amongst the reeds, and the wagtails flutter over the moist crests of the stones.
assaults
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From this reading It has passed through a long series of combats, sieges, assaults, rapines and massacres.
banks
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From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
bridge
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From this reading An arched bridge connects it with the shore.
built
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From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
calm
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From this reading All around it, the calm waters of the great river play peacefully amongst the reeds, and the wagtails flutter over the moist crests of the stones.
castle
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From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
centre
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From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
combats
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From this reading It has passed through a long series of combats, sieges, assaults, rapines and massacres.
connects
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From this reading An arched bridge connects it with the shore.
crests
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From this reading All around it, the calm waters of the great river play peacefully amongst the reeds, and the wagtails flutter over the moist crests of the stones.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
feudal
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From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
flutter
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From this reading All around it, the calm waters of the great river play peacefully amongst the reeds, and the wagtails flutter over the moist crests of the stones.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All around it, the calm waters of the great river play peacefully amongst the reeds, and the wagtails flutter over the moist crests of the stones.
harsh
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From this reading The history of the Malaquis castle is stormy like its name, harsh like its outlines.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
history
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From this reading The history of the Malaquis castle is stormy like its name, harsh like its outlines.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading An arched bridge connects it with the shore.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The history of the Malaquis castle is stormy like its name, harsh like its outlines.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
like
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From this reading The history of the Malaquis castle is stormy like its name, harsh like its outlines.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It has passed through a long series of combats, sieges, assaults, rapines and massacres.
Malaquis
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From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
massacres
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From this reading It has passed through a long series of combats, sieges, assaults, rapines and massacres.
moist
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From this reading All around it, the calm waters of the great river play peacefully amongst the reeds, and the wagtails flutter over the moist crests of the stones.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
noticed
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From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
outlines
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From this reading The history of the Malaquis castle is stormy like its name, harsh like its outlines.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading All around it, the calm waters of the great river play peacefully amongst the reeds, and the wagtails flutter over the moist crests of the stones.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It has passed through a long series of combats, sieges, assaults, rapines and massacres.
passing
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From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
peacefully
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From this reading All around it, the calm waters of the great river play peacefully amongst the reeds, and the wagtails flutter over the moist crests of the stones.
play
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From this reading All around it, the calm waters of the great river play peacefully amongst the reeds, and the wagtails flutter over the moist crests of the stones.
rapines
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From this reading It has passed through a long series of combats, sieges, assaults, rapines and massacres.
reeds
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From this reading All around it, the calm waters of the great river play peacefully amongst the reeds, and the wagtails flutter over the moist crests of the stones.
river
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From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
rock
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From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
Seine
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From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
series
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From this reading It has passed through a long series of combats, sieges, assaults, rapines and massacres.
shore
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From this reading An arched bridge connects it with the shore.
sieges
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From this reading It has passed through a long series of combats, sieges, assaults, rapines and massacres.
stones
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From this reading All around it, the calm waters of the great river play peacefully amongst the reeds, and the wagtails flutter over the moist crests of the stones.
stormy
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From this reading The history of the Malaquis castle is stormy like its name, harsh like its outlines.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
There
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From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It has passed through a long series of combats, sieges, assaults, rapines and massacres.
tourist
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From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
wagtails
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From this reading All around it, the calm waters of the great river play peacefully amongst the reeds, and the wagtails flutter over the moist crests of the stones.
waters
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From this reading All around it, the calm waters of the great river play peacefully amongst the reeds, and the wagtails flutter over the moist crests of the stones.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading An arched bridge connects it with the shore.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading There is no tourist worthy of the name who does not know the banks of the Seine, and has not noticed, in passing, the little feudal castle of the Malaquis, built upon a rock in the centre of the river.
