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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 The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.
associates
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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.
belonging
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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.
boughs
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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.
boulevards
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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.
Boville
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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.
cemeterynounUS /ˈcemetery/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.
cold
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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.
considered
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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.
corpses
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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.
crowd
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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.
de
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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.
dull
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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.
earth
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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.
expressed
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From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.
families
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From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.
family
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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.
few
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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.
filled
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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.
front
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From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.
funeral
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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had therefore purchased a vault, which was quickly occupied by members of his family.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had therefore purchased a vault, which was quickly occupied by members of his family.
home
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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.
inscribed
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From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.
leaves
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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.
M
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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.
members
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From this reading He had therefore purchased a vault, which was quickly occupied by members of his family.
met
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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.
monument
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From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.
mother
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From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.
occupied
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From this reading He had therefore purchased a vault, which was quickly occupied by members of his family.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.
Parisian
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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.
procession
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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.
purchased
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From this reading He had therefore purchased a vault, which was quickly occupied by members of his family.
Père-Lachaise
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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.
quickly
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From this reading He had therefore purchased a vault, which was quickly occupied by members of his family.
receiving
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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.
remaining
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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.
remains
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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.
Renée
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From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.
Saint-Méran
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From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.
scattered
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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.
shook
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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.
stormy
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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.
surrounded
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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.
taking
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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.
there
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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He had therefore purchased a vault, which was quickly occupied by members of his family.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.
trees
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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.
true
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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.
Valentine
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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.
Valentine's
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From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.
vaultnounUS /vɔːlt/
a stone room, often below a church, used for burial
From this reading He had therefore purchased a vault, which was quickly occupied by members of his family.
Villefort
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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.
weather
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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.
wish
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From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.
yellow
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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.
