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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 When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
apt
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From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
awake
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From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
Barbary
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From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
beautiful
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From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was less impatient, however, than his master who, detained by Catharine, had been stopped by her in the hall.
case
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From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
Catharine
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From this reading He was less impatient, however, than his master who, detained by Catharine, had been stopped by her in the hall.
Charles
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From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
court
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From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
crossed
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From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
day
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From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
days
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From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
DEPARTURE
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From this reading THE DEPARTURE.
detained
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From this reading He was less impatient, however, than his master who, detained by Catharine, had been stopped by her in the hall.
ears
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From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
following
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From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
ground
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From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
hall
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From this reading He was less impatient, however, than his master who, detained by Catharine, had been stopped by her in the hall.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was less impatient, however, than his master who, detained by Catharine, had been stopped by her in the hall.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was less impatient, however, than his master who, detained by Catharine, had been stopped by her in the hall.
hills
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From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had said she wished to speak to him on a matter of importance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
horse
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From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
hours
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From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He was less impatient, however, than his master who, detained by Catharine, had been stopped by her in the hall.
impatient
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From this reading He was less impatient, however, than his master who, detained by Catharine, had been stopped by her in the hall.
importance
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From this reading She had said she wished to speak to him on a matter of importance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
IX
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From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
less
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From this reading He was less impatient, however, than his master who, detained by Catharine, had been stopped by her in the hall.
like
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From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
limbs
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From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
Louvre
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From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
magnificent
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From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
master
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From this reading He was less impatient, however, than his master who, detained by Catharine, had been stopped by her in the hall.
matter
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From this reading She had said she wished to speak to him on a matter of importance.
nervous
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From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
network
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From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
Paris
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From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
pawed
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From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
pricked
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From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
privileged
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From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
rayless
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From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
red
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From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
rose
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From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
said
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From this reading She had said she wished to speak to him on a matter of importance.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had said she wished to speak to him on a matter of importance.
snorted
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From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
speak
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From this reading She had said she wished to speak to him on a matter of importance.
spiritedadjectiveUS /ˈspɪrɪtɪd/
full of energy and determination
From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
stag
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From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was less impatient, however, than his master who, detained by Catharine, had been stopped by her in the hall.
sun
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From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was less impatient, however, than his master who, detained by Catharine, had been stopped by her in the hall.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEPARTURE.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
two
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From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
up
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From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
veins
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From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
waiting
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From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was less impatient, however, than his master who, detained by Catharine, had been stopped by her in the hall.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was less impatient, however, than his master who, detained by Catharine, had been stopped by her in the hall.
winter
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From this reading When on the following day a beautiful sun, red but rayless, as is apt to be the case on privileged days of winter, rose behind the hills of Paris, everything had already been awake for two hours in the court of the Louvre.
wished
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From this reading She had said she wished to speak to him on a matter of importance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A magnificent Barbary horse, nervous and spirited, with limbs like those of a stag, on which the veins crossed one another like network, pawed the ground, pricked up his ears and snorted, while waiting for Charles IX.
