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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 To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
accustomed
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
Albert
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From this reading “Yes, yes,” he murmured, “I am in the hands of the brigands of whom Albert de Morcerf spoke.”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Yes, yes,” he murmured, “I am in the hands of the brigands of whom Albert de Morcerf spoke.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading We awake from every sleep except the one dreaded by Danglars.
awakening
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
awoke
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From this reading He awoke.
brigands
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From this reading “Yes, yes,” he murmured, “I am in the hands of the brigands of whom Albert de Morcerf spoke.”
burning
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in such a situation a single moment suffices to change the strongest doubt into certainty.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We awake from every sleep except the one dreaded by Danglars.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
certainty
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From this reading But in such a situation a single moment suffices to change the strongest doubt into certainty.
change
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From this reading But in such a situation a single moment suffices to change the strongest doubt into certainty.
continuation
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
curtains
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
curves
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
Danglars
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From this reading We awake from every sleep except the one dreaded by Danglars.
de
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From this reading “Yes, yes,” he murmured, “I am in the hands of the brigands of whom Albert de Morcerf spoke.”
diffuses
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
disagreeable
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
doubt
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From this reading But in such a situation a single moment suffices to change the strongest doubt into certainty.
drapery
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
dreaded
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From this reading We awake from every sleep except the one dreaded by Danglars.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We awake from every sleep except the one dreaded by Danglars.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading We awake from every sleep except the one dreaded by Danglars.
eyes
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We awake from every sleep except the one dreaded by Danglars.
graceful
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
greeted
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Yes, yes,” he murmured, “I am in the hands of the brigands of whom Albert de Morcerf spoke.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He awoke.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
hung
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, yes,” he murmured, “I am in the hands of the brigands of whom Albert de Morcerf spoke.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But in such a situation a single moment suffices to change the strongest doubt into certainty.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
like
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
moment
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From this reading But in such a situation a single moment suffices to change the strongest doubt into certainty.
Morcerf
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From this reading “Yes, yes,” he murmured, “I am in the hands of the brigands of whom Albert de Morcerf spoke.”
murmured
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From this reading “Yes, yes,” he murmured, “I am in the hands of the brigands of whom Albert de Morcerf spoke.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We awake from every sleep except the one dreaded by Danglars.
Parisian
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
perfume
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
room
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
silken
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
single
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From this reading But in such a situation a single moment suffices to change the strongest doubt into certainty.
situation
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From this reading But in such a situation a single moment suffices to change the strongest doubt into certainty.
sleep
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From this reading We awake from every sleep except the one dreaded by Danglars.
smoke
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
soft
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
some
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
spoke
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From this reading “Yes, yes,” he murmured, “I am in the hands of the brigands of whom Albert de Morcerf spoke.”
strongest
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From this reading But in such a situation a single moment suffices to change the strongest doubt into certainty.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But in such a situation a single moment suffices to change the strongest doubt into certainty.
suffices
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From this reading But in such a situation a single moment suffices to change the strongest doubt into certainty.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We awake from every sleep except the one dreaded by Danglars.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
velvet
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
walls
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We awake from every sleep except the one dreaded by Danglars.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
white
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
whitewashed
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yes, yes,” he murmured, “I am in the hands of the brigands of whom Albert de Morcerf spoke.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
wood
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From this reading To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, walls hung with velvet drapery, and the soft perfume of burning wood, the white smoke of which diffuses itself in graceful curves around the room, the appearance of the whitewashed cell which greeted his eyes on awakening seemed like the continuation of some disagreeable dream.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, yes,” he murmured, “I am in the hands of the brigands of whom Albert de Morcerf spoke.”
