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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 Ramuntcho, the next morning, was wandering in the village, under a sun which had pierced the clouds of the night, a sun as radiant as that of yesterday.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading To-day is Sunday; go, walk about I pray you--” And passers-by turned their heads to look at him, whispered the news: “Franchita's son has returned home; he looks very well!”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am better, I assure you.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ramuntcho, the next morning, was wandering in the village, under a sun which had pierced the clouds of the night, a sun as radiant as that of yesterday.
assure
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From this reading “I am better, I assure you.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
better
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From this reading “I am better, I assure you.
Careful
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From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
childishness
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From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
clouds
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From this reading Ramuntcho, the next morning, was wandering in the village, under a sun which had pierced the clouds of the night, a sun as radiant as that of yesterday.
demeanor
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From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
dress
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From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
elegant
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From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
ends
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From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
Franchita's
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From this reading To-day is Sunday; go, walk about I pray you--” And passers-by turned their heads to look at him, whispered the news: “Franchita's son has returned home; he looks very well!”
go
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From this reading To-day is Sunday; go, walk about I pray you--” And passers-by turned their heads to look at him, whispered the news: “Franchita's son has returned home; he looks very well!”
grave
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From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ramuntcho, the next morning, was wandering in the village, under a sun which had pierced the clouds of the night, a sun as radiant as that of yesterday.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To-day is Sunday; go, walk about I pray you--” And passers-by turned their heads to look at him, whispered the news: “Franchita's son has returned home; he looks very well!”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
heads
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From this reading To-day is Sunday; go, walk about I pray you--” And passers-by turned their heads to look at him, whispered the news: “Franchita's son has returned home; he looks very well!”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His mother had said to him:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
home
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From this reading To-day is Sunday; go, walk about I pray you--” And passers-by turned their heads to look at him, whispered the news: “Franchita's son has returned home; he looks very well!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am better, I assure you.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ramuntcho, the next morning, was wandering in the village, under a sun which had pierced the clouds of the night, a sun as radiant as that of yesterday.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To-day is Sunday; go, walk about I pray you--” And passers-by turned their heads to look at him, whispered the news: “Franchita's son has returned home; he looks very well!”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-day is Sunday; go, walk about I pray you--” And passers-by turned their heads to look at him, whispered the news: “Franchita's son has returned home; he looks very well!”
looks
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From this reading To-day is Sunday; go, walk about I pray you--” And passers-by turned their heads to look at him, whispered the news: “Franchita's son has returned home; he looks very well!”
mingling
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From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ramuntcho, the next morning, was wandering in the village, under a sun which had pierced the clouds of the night, a sun as radiant as that of yesterday.
mother
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From this reading His mother had said to him:
mustache
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From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
news
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From this reading To-day is Sunday; go, walk about I pray you--” And passers-by turned their heads to look at him, whispered the news: “Franchita's son has returned home; he looks very well!”
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ramuntcho, the next morning, was wandering in the village, under a sun which had pierced the clouds of the night, a sun as radiant as that of yesterday.
night
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From this reading Ramuntcho, the next morning, was wandering in the village, under a sun which had pierced the clouds of the night, a sun as radiant as that of yesterday.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ramuntcho, the next morning, was wandering in the village, under a sun which had pierced the clouds of the night, a sun as radiant as that of yesterday.
passers-by
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From this reading To-day is Sunday; go, walk about I pray you--” And passers-by turned their heads to look at him, whispered the news: “Franchita's son has returned home; he looks very well!”
pierced
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From this reading Ramuntcho, the next morning, was wandering in the village, under a sun which had pierced the clouds of the night, a sun as radiant as that of yesterday.
pleasure
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From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
pray
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From this reading To-day is Sunday; go, walk about I pray you--” And passers-by turned their heads to look at him, whispered the news: “Franchita's son has returned home; he looks very well!”
proud
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From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading Ramuntcho, the next morning, was wandering in the village, under a sun which had pierced the clouds of the night, a sun as radiant as that of yesterday.
Ramuntcho
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From this reading Ramuntcho, the next morning, was wandering in the village, under a sun which had pierced the clouds of the night, a sun as radiant as that of yesterday.
random
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From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To-day is Sunday; go, walk about I pray you--” And passers-by turned their heads to look at him, whispered the news: “Franchita's son has returned home; he looks very well!”
said
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From this reading His mother had said to him:
see
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From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
seen
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From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
seriousness
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From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
son
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From this reading To-day is Sunday; go, walk about I pray you--” And passers-by turned their heads to look at him, whispered the news: “Franchita's son has returned home; he looks very well!”
sun
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From this reading Ramuntcho, the next morning, was wandering in the village, under a sun which had pierced the clouds of the night, a sun as radiant as that of yesterday.
Sunday
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From this reading To-day is Sunday; go, walk about I pray you--” And passers-by turned their heads to look at him, whispered the news: “Franchita's son has returned home; he looks very well!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ramuntcho, the next morning, was wandering in the village, under a sun which had pierced the clouds of the night, a sun as radiant as that of yesterday.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ramuntcho, the next morning, was wandering in the village, under a sun which had pierced the clouds of the night, a sun as radiant as that of yesterday.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To-day is Sunday; go, walk about I pray you--” And passers-by turned their heads to look at him, whispered the news: “Franchita's son has returned home; he looks very well!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
To-day
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From this reading To-day is Sunday; go, walk about I pray you--” And passers-by turned their heads to look at him, whispered the news: “Franchita's son has returned home; he looks very well!”
turned
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From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Ramuntcho, the next morning, was wandering in the village, under a sun which had pierced the clouds of the night, a sun as radiant as that of yesterday.
up
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From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
very
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From this reading To-day is Sunday; go, walk about I pray you--” And passers-by turned their heads to look at him, whispered the news: “Franchita's son has returned home; he looks very well!”
village
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From this reading Ramuntcho, the next morning, was wandering in the village, under a sun which had pierced the clouds of the night, a sun as radiant as that of yesterday.
walk
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From this reading To-day is Sunday; go, walk about I pray you--” And passers-by turned their heads to look at him, whispered the news: “Franchita's son has returned home; he looks very well!”
wandering
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From this reading Ramuntcho, the next morning, was wandering in the village, under a sun which had pierced the clouds of the night, a sun as radiant as that of yesterday.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ramuntcho, the next morning, was wandering in the village, under a sun which had pierced the clouds of the night, a sun as radiant as that of yesterday.
well
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From this reading To-day is Sunday; go, walk about I pray you--” And passers-by turned their heads to look at him, whispered the news: “Franchita's son has returned home; he looks very well!”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ramuntcho, the next morning, was wandering in the village, under a sun which had pierced the clouds of the night, a sun as radiant as that of yesterday.
whispered
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From this reading To-day is Sunday; go, walk about I pray you--” And passers-by turned their heads to look at him, whispered the news: “Franchita's son has returned home; he looks very well!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Careful in his dress, the ends of his mustache turned up, proud in his demeanor, elegant, grave and handsome, he went at random, to see and to be seen, a little childishness mingling with his seriousness, a little pleasure with his distress.
yesterday
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From this reading Ramuntcho, the next morning, was wandering in the village, under a sun which had pierced the clouds of the night, a sun as radiant as that of yesterday.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am better, I assure you.
