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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 Qu'un jeune amour, plein de mystere, Pardonne a la vieille amitie.
amitie
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From this reading Qu'un jeune amour, plein de mystere, Pardonne a la vieille amitie.
amour
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From this reading Qu'un jeune amour, plein de mystere, Pardonne a la vieille amitie.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shutters were unopened as yet, the dawning day was bolted out, and the place was dark and scattered over with the shreds of the day before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The shutters were unopened as yet, the dawning day was bolted out, and the place was dark and scattered over with the shreds of the day before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The shutters were unopened as yet, the dawning day was bolted out, and the place was dark and scattered over with the shreds of the day before.
bolted
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From this reading The shutters were unopened as yet, the dawning day was bolted out, and the place was dark and scattered over with the shreds of the day before.
brown-paper
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From this reading A newspaper was lying on the hall table, pieces of string upon the ground, a crumpled letter, and the long brown-paper coffin in which the silk for her new gown had come home the night before.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dolly passed through the sleeping house, crept by the doors, slid down the creaking stairs, into the hall.
coffin
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From this reading A newspaper was lying on the hall table, pieces of string upon the ground, a crumpled letter, and the long brown-paper coffin in which the silk for her new gown had come home the night before.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A newspaper was lying on the hall table, pieces of string upon the ground, a crumpled letter, and the long brown-paper coffin in which the silk for her new gown had come home the night before.
creaking
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From this reading Dolly passed through the sleeping house, crept by the doors, slid down the creaking stairs, into the hall.
crept
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From this reading Dolly passed through the sleeping house, crept by the doors, slid down the creaking stairs, into the hall.
crumpled
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From this reading A newspaper was lying on the hall table, pieces of string upon the ground, a crumpled letter, and the long brown-paper coffin in which the silk for her new gown had come home the night before.
dark
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From this reading The shutters were unopened as yet, the dawning day was bolted out, and the place was dark and scattered over with the shreds of the day before.
dawning
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From this reading The shutters were unopened as yet, the dawning day was bolted out, and the place was dark and scattered over with the shreds of the day before.
day
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From this reading The shutters were unopened as yet, the dawning day was bolted out, and the place was dark and scattered over with the shreds of the day before.
de
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From this reading Qu'un jeune amour, plein de mystere, Pardonne a la vieille amitie.
Dolly
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From this reading Dolly passed through the sleeping house, crept by the doors, slid down the creaking stairs, into the hall.
doors
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From this reading Dolly passed through the sleeping house, crept by the doors, slid down the creaking stairs, into the hall.
down
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From this reading Dolly passed through the sleeping house, crept by the doors, slid down the creaking stairs, into the hall.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A newspaper was lying on the hall table, pieces of string upon the ground, a crumpled letter, and the long brown-paper coffin in which the silk for her new gown had come home the night before.
GOOD-MORNING
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From this reading GOOD-MORNING.
gown
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From this reading A newspaper was lying on the hall table, pieces of string upon the ground, a crumpled letter, and the long brown-paper coffin in which the silk for her new gown had come home the night before.
ground
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From this reading A newspaper was lying on the hall table, pieces of string upon the ground, a crumpled letter, and the long brown-paper coffin in which the silk for her new gown had come home the night before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A newspaper was lying on the hall table, pieces of string upon the ground, a crumpled letter, and the long brown-paper coffin in which the silk for her new gown had come home the night before.
hall
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From this reading Dolly passed through the sleeping house, crept by the doors, slid down the creaking stairs, into the hall.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A newspaper was lying on the hall table, pieces of string upon the ground, a crumpled letter, and the long brown-paper coffin in which the silk for her new gown had come home the night before.
home
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From this reading A newspaper was lying on the hall table, pieces of string upon the ground, a crumpled letter, and the long brown-paper coffin in which the silk for her new gown had come home the night before.
house
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From this reading Dolly passed through the sleeping house, crept by the doors, slid down the creaking stairs, into the hall.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A newspaper was lying on the hall table, pieces of string upon the ground, a crumpled letter, and the long brown-paper coffin in which the silk for her new gown had come home the night before.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dolly passed through the sleeping house, crept by the doors, slid down the creaking stairs, into the hall.
jeune
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From this reading Qu'un jeune amour, plein de mystere, Pardonne a la vieille amitie.
la
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From this reading Qu'un jeune amour, plein de mystere, Pardonne a la vieille amitie.
letter
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From this reading A newspaper was lying on the hall table, pieces of string upon the ground, a crumpled letter, and the long brown-paper coffin in which the silk for her new gown had come home the night before.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A newspaper was lying on the hall table, pieces of string upon the ground, a crumpled letter, and the long brown-paper coffin in which the silk for her new gown had come home the night before.
lying
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From this reading A newspaper was lying on the hall table, pieces of string upon the ground, a crumpled letter, and the long brown-paper coffin in which the silk for her new gown had come home the night before.
mystere
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From this reading Qu'un jeune amour, plein de mystere, Pardonne a la vieille amitie.
new
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From this reading A newspaper was lying on the hall table, pieces of string upon the ground, a crumpled letter, and the long brown-paper coffin in which the silk for her new gown had come home the night before.
newspaper
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From this reading A newspaper was lying on the hall table, pieces of string upon the ground, a crumpled letter, and the long brown-paper coffin in which the silk for her new gown had come home the night before.
night
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From this reading A newspaper was lying on the hall table, pieces of string upon the ground, a crumpled letter, and the long brown-paper coffin in which the silk for her new gown had come home the night before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shutters were unopened as yet, the dawning day was bolted out, and the place was dark and scattered over with the shreds of the day before.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A newspaper was lying on the hall table, pieces of string upon the ground, a crumpled letter, and the long brown-paper coffin in which the silk for her new gown had come home the night before.
out
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From this reading The shutters were unopened as yet, the dawning day was bolted out, and the place was dark and scattered over with the shreds of the day before.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The shutters were unopened as yet, the dawning day was bolted out, and the place was dark and scattered over with the shreds of the day before.
Pardonne
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From this reading Qu'un jeune amour, plein de mystere, Pardonne a la vieille amitie.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dolly passed through the sleeping house, crept by the doors, slid down the creaking stairs, into the hall.
pieces
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From this reading A newspaper was lying on the hall table, pieces of string upon the ground, a crumpled letter, and the long brown-paper coffin in which the silk for her new gown had come home the night before.
place
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From this reading The shutters were unopened as yet, the dawning day was bolted out, and the place was dark and scattered over with the shreds of the day before.
plein
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From this reading Qu'un jeune amour, plein de mystere, Pardonne a la vieille amitie.
Qu'un
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From this reading Qu'un jeune amour, plein de mystere, Pardonne a la vieille amitie.
scattered
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From this reading The shutters were unopened as yet, the dawning day was bolted out, and the place was dark and scattered over with the shreds of the day before.
shreds
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From this reading The shutters were unopened as yet, the dawning day was bolted out, and the place was dark and scattered over with the shreds of the day before.
shutters
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From this reading The shutters were unopened as yet, the dawning day was bolted out, and the place was dark and scattered over with the shreds of the day before.
silk
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From this reading A newspaper was lying on the hall table, pieces of string upon the ground, a crumpled letter, and the long brown-paper coffin in which the silk for her new gown had come home the night before.
sleeping
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From this reading Dolly passed through the sleeping house, crept by the doors, slid down the creaking stairs, into the hall.
slid
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From this reading Dolly passed through the sleeping house, crept by the doors, slid down the creaking stairs, into the hall.
stairs
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From this reading Dolly passed through the sleeping house, crept by the doors, slid down the creaking stairs, into the hall.
string
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From this reading A newspaper was lying on the hall table, pieces of string upon the ground, a crumpled letter, and the long brown-paper coffin in which the silk for her new gown had come home the night before.
table
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From this reading A newspaper was lying on the hall table, pieces of string upon the ground, a crumpled letter, and the long brown-paper coffin in which the silk for her new gown had come home the night before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dolly passed through the sleeping house, crept by the doors, slid down the creaking stairs, into the hall.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dolly passed through the sleeping house, crept by the doors, slid down the creaking stairs, into the hall.
unopened
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From this reading The shutters were unopened as yet, the dawning day was bolted out, and the place was dark and scattered over with the shreds of the day before.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A newspaper was lying on the hall table, pieces of string upon the ground, a crumpled letter, and the long brown-paper coffin in which the silk for her new gown had come home the night before.
vieille
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From this reading Qu'un jeune amour, plein de mystere, Pardonne a la vieille amitie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The shutters were unopened as yet, the dawning day was bolted out, and the place was dark and scattered over with the shreds of the day before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The shutters were unopened as yet, the dawning day was bolted out, and the place was dark and scattered over with the shreds of the day before.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A newspaper was lying on the hall table, pieces of string upon the ground, a crumpled letter, and the long brown-paper coffin in which the silk for her new gown had come home the night before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The shutters were unopened as yet, the dawning day was bolted out, and the place was dark and scattered over with the shreds of the day before.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The shutters were unopened as yet, the dawning day was bolted out, and the place was dark and scattered over with the shreds of the day before.
