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1431
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
24th
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
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 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Within, and near the entrance of the cemetery, there rises on this morning a high scaffold with a wide platform on which a number of seats decked with violet coverings are placed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
Audoin
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
brilliant
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
burial
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From this reading A low wall surrounds the place of burial.
casqued
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From this reading English soldiers, casqued and cuirassed, and lance in hand, form a cordon that keeps the crowd at a distance.
cemeterynounUS /ˈcemetery/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
COLLAPSE
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From this reading PHYSICAL COLLAPSE.
cordon
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From this reading English soldiers, casqued and cuirassed, and lance in hand, form a cordon that keeps the crowd at a distance.
coverings
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From this reading Within, and near the entrance of the cemetery, there rises on this morning a high scaffold with a wide platform on which a number of seats decked with violet coverings are placed.
crowd
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From this reading English soldiers, casqued and cuirassed, and lance in hand, form a cordon that keeps the crowd at a distance.
crowding
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
cuirassed
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From this reading English soldiers, casqued and cuirassed, and lance in hand, form a cordon that keeps the crowd at a distance.
decked
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From this reading Within, and near the entrance of the cemetery, there rises on this morning a high scaffold with a wide platform on which a number of seats decked with violet coverings are placed.
distance
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From this reading English soldiers, casqued and cuirassed, and lance in hand, form a cordon that keeps the crowd at a distance.
eight
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
English
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From this reading English soldiers, casqued and cuirassed, and lance in hand, form a cordon that keeps the crowd at a distance.
entrance
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From this reading Within, and near the entrance of the cemetery, there rises on this morning a high scaffold with a wide platform on which a number of seats decked with violet coverings are placed.
form
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From this reading English soldiers, casqued and cuirassed, and lance in hand, form a cordon that keeps the crowd at a distance.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
hand
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From this reading English soldiers, casqued and cuirassed, and lance in hand, form a cordon that keeps the crowd at a distance.
high
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From this reading Within, and near the entrance of the cemetery, there rises on this morning a high scaffold with a wide platform on which a number of seats decked with violet coverings are placed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
keeps
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From this reading English soldiers, casqued and cuirassed, and lance in hand, form a cordon that keeps the crowd at a distance.
lance
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From this reading English soldiers, casqued and cuirassed, and lance in hand, form a cordon that keeps the crowd at a distance.
low
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From this reading A low wall surrounds the place of burial.
mass
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
near
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From this reading Within, and near the entrance of the cemetery, there rises on this morning a high scaffold with a wide platform on which a number of seats decked with violet coverings are placed.
number
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From this reading Within, and near the entrance of the cemetery, there rises on this morning a high scaffold with a wide platform on which a number of seats decked with violet coverings are placed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
people
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
PHYSICAL
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From this reading PHYSICAL COLLAPSE.
place
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From this reading A low wall surrounds the place of burial.
placed
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From this reading Within, and near the entrance of the cemetery, there rises on this morning a high scaffold with a wide platform on which a number of seats decked with violet coverings are placed.
platform
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From this reading Within, and near the entrance of the cemetery, there rises on this morning a high scaffold with a wide platform on which a number of seats decked with violet coverings are placed.
rises
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From this reading Within, and near the entrance of the cemetery, there rises on this morning a high scaffold with a wide platform on which a number of seats decked with violet coverings are placed.
Rouen
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
scaffold
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From this reading Within, and near the entrance of the cemetery, there rises on this morning a high scaffold with a wide platform on which a number of seats decked with violet coverings are placed.
seats
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From this reading Within, and near the entrance of the cemetery, there rises on this morning a high scaffold with a wide platform on which a number of seats decked with violet coverings are placed.
soldiers
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From this reading English soldiers, casqued and cuirassed, and lance in hand, form a cordon that keeps the crowd at a distance.
springtide
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
St
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
sun
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
surrounds
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From this reading A low wall surrounds the place of burial.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading English soldiers, casqued and cuirassed, and lance in hand, form a cordon that keeps the crowd at a distance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
there
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From this reading Within, and near the entrance of the cemetery, there rises on this morning a high scaffold with a wide platform on which a number of seats decked with violet coverings are placed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Within, and near the entrance of the cemetery, there rises on this morning a high scaffold with a wide platform on which a number of seats decked with violet coverings are placed.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading On the 24th of May, 1431, a great mass of people is crowding at about eight in the morning and under a brilliant springtide sun towards the cemetery of St. Audoin at Rouen.
violet
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From this reading Within, and near the entrance of the cemetery, there rises on this morning a high scaffold with a wide platform on which a number of seats decked with violet coverings are placed.
wall
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From this reading A low wall surrounds the place of burial.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Within, and near the entrance of the cemetery, there rises on this morning a high scaffold with a wide platform on which a number of seats decked with violet coverings are placed.
wide
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From this reading Within, and near the entrance of the cemetery, there rises on this morning a high scaffold with a wide platform on which a number of seats decked with violet coverings are placed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Within, and near the entrance of the cemetery, there rises on this morning a high scaffold with a wide platform on which a number of seats decked with violet coverings are placed.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within, and near the entrance of the cemetery, there rises on this morning a high scaffold with a wide platform on which a number of seats decked with violet coverings are placed.
