Chapter XIV
FEUDALITY AND REVOLUTION. I. THE ANCESTOR. A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette. There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
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Chapter XIV
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FEUDALITY
AND
REVOLUTION.
I.
THE
ANCESTOR.
A
lamp
stood
on
the
flags
of
the
dungeon,
beside
the
square
air-hole
of
the
oubliette.
There
was
also
to
be
seen
a
jug
of
water,
a
loaf
of
army
bread,
and
a
truss
of
straw.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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FEUDALITY
AND
REVOLUTION.
Line 2
I.
/aɪ/
Line 3
THE
ANCESTOR.
Line 4
A
lamp
stood
on
the
flags
of
the
dungeon,
beside
the
square
air-hole
of
the
oubliette.
Line 5
There
was
also
to
be
seen
a
jug
of
water,
a
loaf
of
army
bread,
and
a
truss
of
straw.
Learner Dictionary
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Beside
preposition
US /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading “A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.”
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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 A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.
air-hole
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From this reading A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.
also
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From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
ANCESTOR
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From this reading THE ANCESTOR.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FEUDALITY AND REVOLUTION.
army
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From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.
bread
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From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
dungeon
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From this reading A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.
FEUDALITY
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From this reading FEUDALITY AND REVOLUTION.
flags
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From this reading A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
jug
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From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
lamp
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From this reading A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.
loaf
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From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.
oubliette
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From this reading A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.
REVOLUTION
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From this reading FEUDALITY AND REVOLUTION.
seen
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From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
square
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From this reading A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.
straw
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From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ANCESTOR.
There
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From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
truss
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From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
water
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From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.