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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 profound silence the mournful procession crossed the two drawbridges of the fortress and the courtyard which leads to the chapel, through the windows of which a pale light colored the white faces of the red-robed priests.
air
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From this reading Coconnas eagerly breathed the night air, although it was heavy with rain.
all
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From this reading It required all his will-power, all his prudence, all his self-control to keep from springing from the litter when on entering the chapel he perceived near the choir, three feet from the altar, a figure wrapped in a great white cloak.
altar
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From this reading It required all his will-power, all his prudence, all his self-control to keep from springing from the litter when on entering the chapel he perceived near the choir, three feet from the altar, a figure wrapped in a great white cloak.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Coconnas eagerly breathed the night air, although it was heavy with rain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In profound silence the mournful procession crossed the two drawbridges of the fortress and the courtyard which leads to the chapel, through the windows of which a pale light colored the white faces of the red-robed priests.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at the profound darkness and rejoiced that everything seemed propitious for the flight of himself and his companion.
breathed
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From this reading Coconnas eagerly breathed the night air, although it was heavy with rain.
CHAPEL
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From this reading THE CHAPEL.
choir
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From this reading It required all his will-power, all his prudence, all his self-control to keep from springing from the litter when on entering the chapel he perceived near the choir, three feet from the altar, a figure wrapped in a great white cloak.
cloak
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From this reading It required all his will-power, all his prudence, all his self-control to keep from springing from the litter when on entering the chapel he perceived near the choir, three feet from the altar, a figure wrapped in a great white cloak.
Coconnas
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From this reading Coconnas eagerly breathed the night air, although it was heavy with rain.
colored
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From this reading In profound silence the mournful procession crossed the two drawbridges of the fortress and the courtyard which leads to the chapel, through the windows of which a pale light colored the white faces of the red-robed priests.
companion
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From this reading He looked at the profound darkness and rejoiced that everything seemed propitious for the flight of himself and his companion.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading In profound silence the mournful procession crossed the two drawbridges of the fortress and the courtyard which leads to the chapel, through the windows of which a pale light colored the white faces of the red-robed priests.
crossed
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From this reading In profound silence the mournful procession crossed the two drawbridges of the fortress and the courtyard which leads to the chapel, through the windows of which a pale light colored the white faces of the red-robed priests.
darkness
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From this reading He looked at the profound darkness and rejoiced that everything seemed propitious for the flight of himself and his companion.
drawbridges
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From this reading In profound silence the mournful procession crossed the two drawbridges of the fortress and the courtyard which leads to the chapel, through the windows of which a pale light colored the white faces of the red-robed priests.
eagerly
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From this reading Coconnas eagerly breathed the night air, although it was heavy with rain.
entering
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From this reading It required all his will-power, all his prudence, all his self-control to keep from springing from the litter when on entering the chapel he perceived near the choir, three feet from the altar, a figure wrapped in a great white cloak.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He looked at the profound darkness and rejoiced that everything seemed propitious for the flight of himself and his companion.
faces
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From this reading In profound silence the mournful procession crossed the two drawbridges of the fortress and the courtyard which leads to the chapel, through the windows of which a pale light colored the white faces of the red-robed priests.
feet
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From this reading It required all his will-power, all his prudence, all his self-control to keep from springing from the litter when on entering the chapel he perceived near the choir, three feet from the altar, a figure wrapped in a great white cloak.
figure
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From this reading It required all his will-power, all his prudence, all his self-control to keep from springing from the litter when on entering the chapel he perceived near the choir, three feet from the altar, a figure wrapped in a great white cloak.
flight
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From this reading He looked at the profound darkness and rejoiced that everything seemed propitious for the flight of himself and his companion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He looked at the profound darkness and rejoiced that everything seemed propitious for the flight of himself and his companion.
fortress
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From this reading In profound silence the mournful procession crossed the two drawbridges of the fortress and the courtyard which leads to the chapel, through the windows of which a pale light colored the white faces of the red-robed priests.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It required all his will-power, all his prudence, all his self-control to keep from springing from the litter when on entering the chapel he perceived near the choir, three feet from the altar, a figure wrapped in a great white cloak.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It required all his will-power, all his prudence, all his self-control to keep from springing from the litter when on entering the chapel he perceived near the choir, three feet from the altar, a figure wrapped in a great white cloak.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at the profound darkness and rejoiced that everything seemed propitious for the flight of himself and his companion.
heavy
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From this reading Coconnas eagerly breathed the night air, although it was heavy with rain.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He looked at the profound darkness and rejoiced that everything seemed propitious for the flight of himself and his companion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked at the profound darkness and rejoiced that everything seemed propitious for the flight of himself and his companion.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In profound silence the mournful procession crossed the two drawbridges of the fortress and the courtyard which leads to the chapel, through the windows of which a pale light colored the white faces of the red-robed priests.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Coconnas eagerly breathed the night air, although it was heavy with rain.
keep
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From this reading It required all his will-power, all his prudence, all his self-control to keep from springing from the litter when on entering the chapel he perceived near the choir, three feet from the altar, a figure wrapped in a great white cloak.
leads
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From this reading In profound silence the mournful procession crossed the two drawbridges of the fortress and the courtyard which leads to the chapel, through the windows of which a pale light colored the white faces of the red-robed priests.
light
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From this reading In profound silence the mournful procession crossed the two drawbridges of the fortress and the courtyard which leads to the chapel, through the windows of which a pale light colored the white faces of the red-robed priests.
litter
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From this reading It required all his will-power, all his prudence, all his self-control to keep from springing from the litter when on entering the chapel he perceived near the choir, three feet from the altar, a figure wrapped in a great white cloak.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at the profound darkness and rejoiced that everything seemed propitious for the flight of himself and his companion.
mournful
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From this reading In profound silence the mournful procession crossed the two drawbridges of the fortress and the courtyard which leads to the chapel, through the windows of which a pale light colored the white faces of the red-robed priests.
near
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From this reading It required all his will-power, all his prudence, all his self-control to keep from springing from the litter when on entering the chapel he perceived near the choir, three feet from the altar, a figure wrapped in a great white cloak.
night
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From this reading Coconnas eagerly breathed the night air, although it was heavy with rain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In profound silence the mournful procession crossed the two drawbridges of the fortress and the courtyard which leads to the chapel, through the windows of which a pale light colored the white faces of the red-robed priests.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It required all his will-power, all his prudence, all his self-control to keep from springing from the litter when on entering the chapel he perceived near the choir, three feet from the altar, a figure wrapped in a great white cloak.
pale
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From this reading In profound silence the mournful procession crossed the two drawbridges of the fortress and the courtyard which leads to the chapel, through the windows of which a pale light colored the white faces of the red-robed priests.
perceived
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From this reading It required all his will-power, all his prudence, all his self-control to keep from springing from the litter when on entering the chapel he perceived near the choir, three feet from the altar, a figure wrapped in a great white cloak.
priests
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From this reading In profound silence the mournful procession crossed the two drawbridges of the fortress and the courtyard which leads to the chapel, through the windows of which a pale light colored the white faces of the red-robed priests.
procession
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From this reading In profound silence the mournful procession crossed the two drawbridges of the fortress and the courtyard which leads to the chapel, through the windows of which a pale light colored the white faces of the red-robed priests.
profound
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From this reading In profound silence the mournful procession crossed the two drawbridges of the fortress and the courtyard which leads to the chapel, through the windows of which a pale light colored the white faces of the red-robed priests.
propitious
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From this reading He looked at the profound darkness and rejoiced that everything seemed propitious for the flight of himself and his companion.
prudence
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From this reading It required all his will-power, all his prudence, all his self-control to keep from springing from the litter when on entering the chapel he perceived near the choir, three feet from the altar, a figure wrapped in a great white cloak.
rain
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From this reading Coconnas eagerly breathed the night air, although it was heavy with rain.
red-robed
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From this reading In profound silence the mournful procession crossed the two drawbridges of the fortress and the courtyard which leads to the chapel, through the windows of which a pale light colored the white faces of the red-robed priests.
rejoiced
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From this reading He looked at the profound darkness and rejoiced that everything seemed propitious for the flight of himself and his companion.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It required all his will-power, all his prudence, all his self-control to keep from springing from the litter when on entering the chapel he perceived near the choir, three feet from the altar, a figure wrapped in a great white cloak.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at the profound darkness and rejoiced that everything seemed propitious for the flight of himself and his companion.
self-control
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From this reading It required all his will-power, all his prudence, all his self-control to keep from springing from the litter when on entering the chapel he perceived near the choir, three feet from the altar, a figure wrapped in a great white cloak.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading In profound silence the mournful procession crossed the two drawbridges of the fortress and the courtyard which leads to the chapel, through the windows of which a pale light colored the white faces of the red-robed priests.
springing
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From this reading It required all his will-power, all his prudence, all his self-control to keep from springing from the litter when on entering the chapel he perceived near the choir, three feet from the altar, a figure wrapped in a great white cloak.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He looked at the profound darkness and rejoiced that everything seemed propitious for the flight of himself and his companion.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHAPEL.
three
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From this reading It required all his will-power, all his prudence, all his self-control to keep from springing from the litter when on entering the chapel he perceived near the choir, three feet from the altar, a figure wrapped in a great white cloak.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In profound silence the mournful procession crossed the two drawbridges of the fortress and the courtyard which leads to the chapel, through the windows of which a pale light colored the white faces of the red-robed priests.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In profound silence the mournful procession crossed the two drawbridges of the fortress and the courtyard which leads to the chapel, through the windows of which a pale light colored the white faces of the red-robed priests.
two
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From this reading In profound silence the mournful procession crossed the two drawbridges of the fortress and the courtyard which leads to the chapel, through the windows of which a pale light colored the white faces of the red-robed priests.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Coconnas eagerly breathed the night air, although it was heavy with rain.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It required all his will-power, all his prudence, all his self-control to keep from springing from the litter when on entering the chapel he perceived near the choir, three feet from the altar, a figure wrapped in a great white cloak.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In profound silence the mournful procession crossed the two drawbridges of the fortress and the courtyard which leads to the chapel, through the windows of which a pale light colored the white faces of the red-robed priests.
white
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From this reading In profound silence the mournful procession crossed the two drawbridges of the fortress and the courtyard which leads to the chapel, through the windows of which a pale light colored the white faces of the red-robed priests.
will-power
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From this reading It required all his will-power, all his prudence, all his self-control to keep from springing from the litter when on entering the chapel he perceived near the choir, three feet from the altar, a figure wrapped in a great white cloak.
windows
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From this reading In profound silence the mournful procession crossed the two drawbridges of the fortress and the courtyard which leads to the chapel, through the windows of which a pale light colored the white faces of the red-robed priests.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Coconnas eagerly breathed the night air, although it was heavy with rain.
wrapped
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From this reading It required all his will-power, all his prudence, all his self-control to keep from springing from the litter when on entering the chapel he perceived near the choir, three feet from the altar, a figure wrapped in a great white cloak.
