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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 On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
ADVICE
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From this reading CAGLIOSTRO'S ADVICE.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The other, wearing a countryman's dress, strode up and down, with wrinkled forehead, gloomy eye, and folded arms.
arms
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From this reading The other, wearing a countryman's dress, strode up and down, with wrinkled forehead, gloomy eye, and folded arms.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dressed in black, one was sitting at a table, with his head resting on his hand, plunged into deep reverie, if not grief.
awful
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From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
behold
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From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
black
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From this reading Dressed in black, one was sitting at a table, with his head resting on his hand, plunged into deep reverie, if not grief.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Every time his crossing line brought him by the table, he cast a glance on the thinker.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Every time his crossing line brought him by the table, he cast a glance on the thinker.
CAGLIOSTRO'S
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From this reading CAGLIOSTRO'S ADVICE.
cast
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From this reading Every time his crossing line brought him by the table, he cast a glance on the thinker.
countryman's
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From this reading The other, wearing a countryman's dress, strode up and down, with wrinkled forehead, gloomy eye, and folded arms.
crossing
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From this reading Every time his crossing line brought him by the table, he cast a glance on the thinker.
day
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From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
deep
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From this reading Dressed in black, one was sitting at a table, with his head resting on his hand, plunged into deep reverie, if not grief.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
down
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From this reading The other, wearing a countryman's dress, strode up and down, with wrinkled forehead, gloomy eye, and folded arms.
dress
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From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
Dressed
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From this reading Dressed in black, one was sitting at a table, with his head resting on his hand, plunged into deep reverie, if not grief.
dyed
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From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
evening
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From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every time his crossing line brought him by the table, he cast a glance on the thinker.
exhibit
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From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
eye
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From this reading The other, wearing a countryman's dress, strode up and down, with wrinkled forehead, gloomy eye, and folded arms.
folded
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From this reading The other, wearing a countryman's dress, strode up and down, with wrinkled forehead, gloomy eye, and folded arms.
forehead
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From this reading The other, wearing a countryman's dress, strode up and down, with wrinkled forehead, gloomy eye, and folded arms.
glance
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From this reading Every time his crossing line brought him by the table, he cast a glance on the thinker.
gloomy
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From this reading The other, wearing a countryman's dress, strode up and down, with wrinkled forehead, gloomy eye, and folded arms.
grief
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From this reading Dressed in black, one was sitting at a table, with his head resting on his hand, plunged into deep reverie, if not grief.
hand
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From this reading Dressed in black, one was sitting at a table, with his head resting on his hand, plunged into deep reverie, if not grief.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every time his crossing line brought him by the table, he cast a glance on the thinker.
head
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From this reading Dressed in black, one was sitting at a table, with his head resting on his hand, plunged into deep reverie, if not grief.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every time his crossing line brought him by the table, he cast a glance on the thinker.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
Honore
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From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
house
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From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Dressed in black, one was sitting at a table, with his head resting on his hand, plunged into deep reverie, if not grief.
illuminated
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From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dressed in black, one was sitting at a table, with his head resting on his hand, plunged into deep reverie, if not grief.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
line
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From this reading Every time his crossing line brought him by the table, he cast a glance on the thinker.
men
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From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dressed in black, one was sitting at a table, with his head resting on his hand, plunged into deep reverie, if not grief.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Dressed in black, one was sitting at a table, with his head resting on his hand, plunged into deep reverie, if not grief.
other
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From this reading The other, wearing a countryman's dress, strode up and down, with wrinkled forehead, gloomy eye, and folded arms.
Paris
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From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
pike-bearers
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From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
plunged
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From this reading Dressed in black, one was sitting at a table, with his head resting on his hand, plunged into deep reverie, if not grief.
rags
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From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dressed in black, one was sitting at a table, with his head resting on his hand, plunged into deep reverie, if not grief.
reverie
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From this reading Dressed in black, one was sitting at a table, with his head resting on his hand, plunged into deep reverie, if not grief.
room
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From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
sat
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From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
scouring
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From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
shouts
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From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
sitting
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From this reading Dressed in black, one was sitting at a table, with his head resting on his hand, plunged into deep reverie, if not grief.
St
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From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
Street
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From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
streets
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From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
strode
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From this reading The other, wearing a countryman's dress, strode up and down, with wrinkled forehead, gloomy eye, and folded arms.
table
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From this reading Dressed in black, one was sitting at a table, with his head resting on his hand, plunged into deep reverie, if not grief.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
thinker
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From this reading Every time his crossing line brought him by the table, he cast a glance on the thinker.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every time his crossing line brought him by the table, he cast a glance on the thinker.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
two
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From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
tyrant
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From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
up
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From this reading The other, wearing a countryman's dress, strode up and down, with wrinkled forehead, gloomy eye, and folded arms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
wearing
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From this reading The other, wearing a countryman's dress, strode up and down, with wrinkled forehead, gloomy eye, and folded arms.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the evening of this awful day, while the pike-bearers were scouring Paris through streets illuminated but deserted, to exhibit rags dyed in blood, with shouts of "The tyrant is dead! behold his blood!" two men whose dress was different, sat in silence in a room in a house in St. Honore Street.
wrinkled
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From this reading The other, wearing a countryman's dress, strode up and down, with wrinkled forehead, gloomy eye, and folded arms.
