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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 Night was falling; the sky, overcast since the morning, had a strange yellow tint, and illumined the town with a murky light, similar to the copper-coloured glimmer of stormy weather.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was not until Sunday, the day after the massacre at Sainte-Roure, that the troops passed through Plassans again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not until Sunday, the day after the massacre at Sainte-Roure, that the troops passed through Plassans again.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The prefect and the colonel, whom Monsieur Garconnet had invited to dinner, once more entered the town alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The prefect and the colonel, whom Monsieur Garconnet had invited to dinner, once more entered the town alone.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was not until Sunday, the day after the massacre at Sainte-Roure, that the troops passed through Plassans again.
bloodstained
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From this reading The reception of the troops by the inhabitants was timid; the bloodstained soldiers, who passed by weary and silent, in the yellow twilight, horrified the cleanly citizens promenading on the Cours.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The reception of the troops by the inhabitants was timid; the bloodstained soldiers, who passed by weary and silent, in the yellow twilight, horrified the cleanly citizens promenading on the Cours.
citizens
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From this reading The reception of the troops by the inhabitants was timid; the bloodstained soldiers, who passed by weary and silent, in the yellow twilight, horrified the cleanly citizens promenading on the Cours.
cleanly
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From this reading The reception of the troops by the inhabitants was timid; the bloodstained soldiers, who passed by weary and silent, in the yellow twilight, horrified the cleanly citizens promenading on the Cours.
colonel
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From this reading The prefect and the colonel, whom Monsieur Garconnet had invited to dinner, once more entered the town alone.
copper-coloured
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From this reading Night was falling; the sky, overcast since the morning, had a strange yellow tint, and illumined the town with a murky light, similar to the copper-coloured glimmer of stormy weather.
Cours
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From this reading The reception of the troops by the inhabitants was timid; the bloodstained soldiers, who passed by weary and silent, in the yellow twilight, horrified the cleanly citizens promenading on the Cours.
day
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From this reading It was not until Sunday, the day after the massacre at Sainte-Roure, that the troops passed through Plassans again.
dinner
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From this reading The prefect and the colonel, whom Monsieur Garconnet had invited to dinner, once more entered the town alone.
encamped
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From this reading The soldiers went round the ramparts and encamped in the Faubourg, on the Nice road.
entered
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From this reading The prefect and the colonel, whom Monsieur Garconnet had invited to dinner, once more entered the town alone.
falling
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From this reading Night was falling; the sky, overcast since the morning, had a strange yellow tint, and illumined the town with a murky light, similar to the copper-coloured glimmer of stormy weather.
Faubourg
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From this reading The soldiers went round the ramparts and encamped in the Faubourg, on the Nice road.
Garconnet
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From this reading The prefect and the colonel, whom Monsieur Garconnet had invited to dinner, once more entered the town alone.
glimmer
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From this reading Night was falling; the sky, overcast since the morning, had a strange yellow tint, and illumined the town with a murky light, similar to the copper-coloured glimmer of stormy weather.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The prefect and the colonel, whom Monsieur Garconnet had invited to dinner, once more entered the town alone.
horrified
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From this reading The reception of the troops by the inhabitants was timid; the bloodstained soldiers, who passed by weary and silent, in the yellow twilight, horrified the cleanly citizens promenading on the Cours.
illumined
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From this reading Night was falling; the sky, overcast since the morning, had a strange yellow tint, and illumined the town with a murky light, similar to the copper-coloured glimmer of stormy weather.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The soldiers went round the ramparts and encamped in the Faubourg, on the Nice road.
inhabitants
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From this reading The reception of the troops by the inhabitants was timid; the bloodstained soldiers, who passed by weary and silent, in the yellow twilight, horrified the cleanly citizens promenading on the Cours.
invited
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From this reading The prefect and the colonel, whom Monsieur Garconnet had invited to dinner, once more entered the town alone.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not until Sunday, the day after the massacre at Sainte-Roure, that the troops passed through Plassans again.
light
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From this reading Night was falling; the sky, overcast since the morning, had a strange yellow tint, and illumined the town with a murky light, similar to the copper-coloured glimmer of stormy weather.
massacre
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From this reading It was not until Sunday, the day after the massacre at Sainte-Roure, that the troops passed through Plassans again.
Monsieur
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From this reading The prefect and the colonel, whom Monsieur Garconnet had invited to dinner, once more entered the town alone.
more
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From this reading The prefect and the colonel, whom Monsieur Garconnet had invited to dinner, once more entered the town alone.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Night was falling; the sky, overcast since the morning, had a strange yellow tint, and illumined the town with a murky light, similar to the copper-coloured glimmer of stormy weather.
murky
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From this reading Night was falling; the sky, overcast since the morning, had a strange yellow tint, and illumined the town with a murky light, similar to the copper-coloured glimmer of stormy weather.
Nice
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From this reading The soldiers went round the ramparts and encamped in the Faubourg, on the Nice road.
Night
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From this reading Night was falling; the sky, overcast since the morning, had a strange yellow tint, and illumined the town with a murky light, similar to the copper-coloured glimmer of stormy weather.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not until Sunday, the day after the massacre at Sainte-Roure, that the troops passed through Plassans again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Night was falling; the sky, overcast since the morning, had a strange yellow tint, and illumined the town with a murky light, similar to the copper-coloured glimmer of stormy weather.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The soldiers went round the ramparts and encamped in the Faubourg, on the Nice road.
once
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From this reading The prefect and the colonel, whom Monsieur Garconnet had invited to dinner, once more entered the town alone.
overcast
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From this reading Night was falling; the sky, overcast since the morning, had a strange yellow tint, and illumined the town with a murky light, similar to the copper-coloured glimmer of stormy weather.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not until Sunday, the day after the massacre at Sainte-Roure, that the troops passed through Plassans again.
Plassans
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From this reading It was not until Sunday, the day after the massacre at Sainte-Roure, that the troops passed through Plassans again.
prefect
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From this reading The prefect and the colonel, whom Monsieur Garconnet had invited to dinner, once more entered the town alone.
promenading
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From this reading The reception of the troops by the inhabitants was timid; the bloodstained soldiers, who passed by weary and silent, in the yellow twilight, horrified the cleanly citizens promenading on the Cours.
ramparts
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From this reading The soldiers went round the ramparts and encamped in the Faubourg, on the Nice road.
reception
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From this reading The reception of the troops by the inhabitants was timid; the bloodstained soldiers, who passed by weary and silent, in the yellow twilight, horrified the cleanly citizens promenading on the Cours.
road
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From this reading The soldiers went round the ramparts and encamped in the Faubourg, on the Nice road.
round
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From this reading The soldiers went round the ramparts and encamped in the Faubourg, on the Nice road.
Sainte-Roure
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From this reading It was not until Sunday, the day after the massacre at Sainte-Roure, that the troops passed through Plassans again.
silent
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From this reading The reception of the troops by the inhabitants was timid; the bloodstained soldiers, who passed by weary and silent, in the yellow twilight, horrified the cleanly citizens promenading on the Cours.
similar
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From this reading Night was falling; the sky, overcast since the morning, had a strange yellow tint, and illumined the town with a murky light, similar to the copper-coloured glimmer of stormy weather.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Night was falling; the sky, overcast since the morning, had a strange yellow tint, and illumined the town with a murky light, similar to the copper-coloured glimmer of stormy weather.
sky
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From this reading Night was falling; the sky, overcast since the morning, had a strange yellow tint, and illumined the town with a murky light, similar to the copper-coloured glimmer of stormy weather.
soldiers
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From this reading The soldiers went round the ramparts and encamped in the Faubourg, on the Nice road.
stormy
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From this reading Night was falling; the sky, overcast since the morning, had a strange yellow tint, and illumined the town with a murky light, similar to the copper-coloured glimmer of stormy weather.
strange
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From this reading Night was falling; the sky, overcast since the morning, had a strange yellow tint, and illumined the town with a murky light, similar to the copper-coloured glimmer of stormy weather.
Sunday
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From this reading It was not until Sunday, the day after the massacre at Sainte-Roure, that the troops passed through Plassans again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not until Sunday, the day after the massacre at Sainte-Roure, that the troops passed through Plassans again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was not until Sunday, the day after the massacre at Sainte-Roure, that the troops passed through Plassans again.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was not until Sunday, the day after the massacre at Sainte-Roure, that the troops passed through Plassans again.
timid
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From this reading The reception of the troops by the inhabitants was timid; the bloodstained soldiers, who passed by weary and silent, in the yellow twilight, horrified the cleanly citizens promenading on the Cours.
tint
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From this reading Night was falling; the sky, overcast since the morning, had a strange yellow tint, and illumined the town with a murky light, similar to the copper-coloured glimmer of stormy weather.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The prefect and the colonel, whom Monsieur Garconnet had invited to dinner, once more entered the town alone.
town
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From this reading The prefect and the colonel, whom Monsieur Garconnet had invited to dinner, once more entered the town alone.
troops
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From this reading It was not until Sunday, the day after the massacre at Sainte-Roure, that the troops passed through Plassans again.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading The reception of the troops by the inhabitants was timid; the bloodstained soldiers, who passed by weary and silent, in the yellow twilight, horrified the cleanly citizens promenading on the Cours.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not until Sunday, the day after the massacre at Sainte-Roure, that the troops passed through Plassans again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not until Sunday, the day after the massacre at Sainte-Roure, that the troops passed through Plassans again.
weary
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From this reading The reception of the troops by the inhabitants was timid; the bloodstained soldiers, who passed by weary and silent, in the yellow twilight, horrified the cleanly citizens promenading on the Cours.
weather
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From this reading Night was falling; the sky, overcast since the morning, had a strange yellow tint, and illumined the town with a murky light, similar to the copper-coloured glimmer of stormy weather.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The soldiers went round the ramparts and encamped in the Faubourg, on the Nice road.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The reception of the troops by the inhabitants was timid; the bloodstained soldiers, who passed by weary and silent, in the yellow twilight, horrified the cleanly citizens promenading on the Cours.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The prefect and the colonel, whom Monsieur Garconnet had invited to dinner, once more entered the town alone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Night was falling; the sky, overcast since the morning, had a strange yellow tint, and illumined the town with a murky light, similar to the copper-coloured glimmer of stormy weather.
yellow
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From this reading Night was falling; the sky, overcast since the morning, had a strange yellow tint, and illumined the town with a murky light, similar to the copper-coloured glimmer of stormy weather.
