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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 Matthew, shaken by a fit of shivering, made desperate efforts to raise himself.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading But the end was close at hand, and he fell across his master's knees, with eyes still straining from beneath their heavy lids to catch sight of him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the end was close at hand, and he fell across his master's knees, with eyes still straining from beneath their heavy lids to catch sight of him.
animal's
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From this reading Quite overcome by that glance, so full of intelligence, Lazare held Matthew there on his knees, while the animal's big body, heavy like that of a man, was racked by a human-like death-agony in his sorrowing embrace.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It lasted for some minutes, and then Lazare saw real tears--heavy tears--roll down from the dog's mournful eyes, while his tongue showed forth from his convulsed mouth, as though for a last caress.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the end was close at hand, and he fell across his master's knees, with eyes still straining from beneath their heavy lids to catch sight of him.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading But the end was close at hand, and he fell across his master's knees, with eyes still straining from beneath their heavy lids to catch sight of him.
big
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From this reading Quite overcome by that glance, so full of intelligence, Lazare held Matthew there on his knees, while the animal's big body, heavy like that of a man, was racked by a human-like death-agony in his sorrowing embrace.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite overcome by that glance, so full of intelligence, Lazare held Matthew there on his knees, while the animal's big body, heavy like that of a man, was racked by a human-like death-agony in his sorrowing embrace.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the end was close at hand, and he fell across his master's knees, with eyes still straining from beneath their heavy lids to catch sight of him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Matthew, shaken by a fit of shivering, made desperate efforts to raise himself.
caress
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From this reading It lasted for some minutes, and then Lazare saw real tears--heavy tears--roll down from the dog's mournful eyes, while his tongue showed forth from his convulsed mouth, as though for a last caress.
catch
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From this reading But the end was close at hand, and he fell across his master's knees, with eyes still straining from beneath their heavy lids to catch sight of him.
close
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From this reading But the end was close at hand, and he fell across his master's knees, with eyes still straining from beneath their heavy lids to catch sight of him.
convulsed
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From this reading It lasted for some minutes, and then Lazare saw real tears--heavy tears--roll down from the dog's mournful eyes, while his tongue showed forth from his convulsed mouth, as though for a last caress.
death-agony
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From this reading Quite overcome by that glance, so full of intelligence, Lazare held Matthew there on his knees, while the animal's big body, heavy like that of a man, was racked by a human-like death-agony in his sorrowing embrace.
desperate
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From this reading Matthew, shaken by a fit of shivering, made desperate efforts to raise himself.
distended
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From this reading He stiffened his limbs, while his neck was distended by his hiccoughs.
dog's
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From this reading It lasted for some minutes, and then Lazare saw real tears--heavy tears--roll down from the dog's mournful eyes, while his tongue showed forth from his convulsed mouth, as though for a last caress.
down
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From this reading It lasted for some minutes, and then Lazare saw real tears--heavy tears--roll down from the dog's mournful eyes, while his tongue showed forth from his convulsed mouth, as though for a last caress.
efforts
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From this reading Matthew, shaken by a fit of shivering, made desperate efforts to raise himself.
embrace
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From this reading Quite overcome by that glance, so full of intelligence, Lazare held Matthew there on his knees, while the animal's big body, heavy like that of a man, was racked by a human-like death-agony in his sorrowing embrace.
end
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From this reading But the end was close at hand, and he fell across his master's knees, with eyes still straining from beneath their heavy lids to catch sight of him.
eyes
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From this reading But the end was close at hand, and he fell across his master's knees, with eyes still straining from beneath their heavy lids to catch sight of him.
fell
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From this reading But the end was close at hand, and he fell across his master's knees, with eyes still straining from beneath their heavy lids to catch sight of him.
fit
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From this reading Matthew, shaken by a fit of shivering, made desperate efforts to raise himself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It lasted for some minutes, and then Lazare saw real tears--heavy tears--roll down from the dog's mournful eyes, while his tongue showed forth from his convulsed mouth, as though for a last caress.
forth
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From this reading It lasted for some minutes, and then Lazare saw real tears--heavy tears--roll down from the dog's mournful eyes, while his tongue showed forth from his convulsed mouth, as though for a last caress.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But the end was close at hand, and he fell across his master's knees, with eyes still straining from beneath their heavy lids to catch sight of him.
full
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From this reading Quite overcome by that glance, so full of intelligence, Lazare held Matthew there on his knees, while the animal's big body, heavy like that of a man, was racked by a human-like death-agony in his sorrowing embrace.
glance
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From this reading Quite overcome by that glance, so full of intelligence, Lazare held Matthew there on his knees, while the animal's big body, heavy like that of a man, was racked by a human-like death-agony in his sorrowing embrace.
hand
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From this reading But the end was close at hand, and he fell across his master's knees, with eyes still straining from beneath their heavy lids to catch sight of him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stiffened his limbs, while his neck was distended by his hiccoughs.
heavy
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From this reading But the end was close at hand, and he fell across his master's knees, with eyes still straining from beneath their heavy lids to catch sight of him.
held
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From this reading Quite overcome by that glance, so full of intelligence, Lazare held Matthew there on his knees, while the animal's big body, heavy like that of a man, was racked by a human-like death-agony in his sorrowing embrace.
hiccoughs
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From this reading He stiffened his limbs, while his neck was distended by his hiccoughs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the end was close at hand, and he fell across his master's knees, with eyes still straining from beneath their heavy lids to catch sight of him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Matthew, shaken by a fit of shivering, made desperate efforts to raise himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stiffened his limbs, while his neck was distended by his hiccoughs.
human-like
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From this reading Quite overcome by that glance, so full of intelligence, Lazare held Matthew there on his knees, while the animal's big body, heavy like that of a man, was racked by a human-like death-agony in his sorrowing embrace.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Quite overcome by that glance, so full of intelligence, Lazare held Matthew there on his knees, while the animal's big body, heavy like that of a man, was racked by a human-like death-agony in his sorrowing embrace.
intelligence
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From this reading Quite overcome by that glance, so full of intelligence, Lazare held Matthew there on his knees, while the animal's big body, heavy like that of a man, was racked by a human-like death-agony in his sorrowing embrace.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It lasted for some minutes, and then Lazare saw real tears--heavy tears--roll down from the dog's mournful eyes, while his tongue showed forth from his convulsed mouth, as though for a last caress.
knees
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From this reading But the end was close at hand, and he fell across his master's knees, with eyes still straining from beneath their heavy lids to catch sight of him.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It lasted for some minutes, and then Lazare saw real tears--heavy tears--roll down from the dog's mournful eyes, while his tongue showed forth from his convulsed mouth, as though for a last caress.
lasted
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From this reading It lasted for some minutes, and then Lazare saw real tears--heavy tears--roll down from the dog's mournful eyes, while his tongue showed forth from his convulsed mouth, as though for a last caress.
Lazare
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From this reading Quite overcome by that glance, so full of intelligence, Lazare held Matthew there on his knees, while the animal's big body, heavy like that of a man, was racked by a human-like death-agony in his sorrowing embrace.
lids
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From this reading But the end was close at hand, and he fell across his master's knees, with eyes still straining from beneath their heavy lids to catch sight of him.
like
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From this reading Quite overcome by that glance, so full of intelligence, Lazare held Matthew there on his knees, while the animal's big body, heavy like that of a man, was racked by a human-like death-agony in his sorrowing embrace.
limbs
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From this reading He stiffened his limbs, while his neck was distended by his hiccoughs.
made
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From this reading Matthew, shaken by a fit of shivering, made desperate efforts to raise himself.
man
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From this reading Quite overcome by that glance, so full of intelligence, Lazare held Matthew there on his knees, while the animal's big body, heavy like that of a man, was racked by a human-like death-agony in his sorrowing embrace.
master's
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From this reading But the end was close at hand, and he fell across his master's knees, with eyes still straining from beneath their heavy lids to catch sight of him.
Matthew
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From this reading Matthew, shaken by a fit of shivering, made desperate efforts to raise himself.
minutes
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From this reading It lasted for some minutes, and then Lazare saw real tears--heavy tears--roll down from the dog's mournful eyes, while his tongue showed forth from his convulsed mouth, as though for a last caress.
mournful
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From this reading It lasted for some minutes, and then Lazare saw real tears--heavy tears--roll down from the dog's mournful eyes, while his tongue showed forth from his convulsed mouth, as though for a last caress.
mouth
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From this reading It lasted for some minutes, and then Lazare saw real tears--heavy tears--roll down from the dog's mournful eyes, while his tongue showed forth from his convulsed mouth, as though for a last caress.
neck
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From this reading He stiffened his limbs, while his neck was distended by his hiccoughs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Matthew, shaken by a fit of shivering, made desperate efforts to raise himself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Quite overcome by that glance, so full of intelligence, Lazare held Matthew there on his knees, while the animal's big body, heavy like that of a man, was racked by a human-like death-agony in his sorrowing embrace.
overcome
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From this reading Quite overcome by that glance, so full of intelligence, Lazare held Matthew there on his knees, while the animal's big body, heavy like that of a man, was racked by a human-like death-agony in his sorrowing embrace.
QuitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite overcome by that glance, so full of intelligence, Lazare held Matthew there on his knees, while the animal's big body, heavy like that of a man, was racked by a human-like death-agony in his sorrowing embrace.
racked
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From this reading Quite overcome by that glance, so full of intelligence, Lazare held Matthew there on his knees, while the animal's big body, heavy like that of a man, was racked by a human-like death-agony in his sorrowing embrace.
raise
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From this reading Matthew, shaken by a fit of shivering, made desperate efforts to raise himself.
real
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From this reading It lasted for some minutes, and then Lazare saw real tears--heavy tears--roll down from the dog's mournful eyes, while his tongue showed forth from his convulsed mouth, as though for a last caress.
roll
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From this reading It lasted for some minutes, and then Lazare saw real tears--heavy tears--roll down from the dog's mournful eyes, while his tongue showed forth from his convulsed mouth, as though for a last caress.
saw
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From this reading It lasted for some minutes, and then Lazare saw real tears--heavy tears--roll down from the dog's mournful eyes, while his tongue showed forth from his convulsed mouth, as though for a last caress.
shaken
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From this reading Matthew, shaken by a fit of shivering, made desperate efforts to raise himself.
shivering
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From this reading Matthew, shaken by a fit of shivering, made desperate efforts to raise himself.
showed
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From this reading It lasted for some minutes, and then Lazare saw real tears--heavy tears--roll down from the dog's mournful eyes, while his tongue showed forth from his convulsed mouth, as though for a last caress.
sight
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From this reading But the end was close at hand, and he fell across his master's knees, with eyes still straining from beneath their heavy lids to catch sight of him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Quite overcome by that glance, so full of intelligence, Lazare held Matthew there on his knees, while the animal's big body, heavy like that of a man, was racked by a human-like death-agony in his sorrowing embrace.
some
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From this reading It lasted for some minutes, and then Lazare saw real tears--heavy tears--roll down from the dog's mournful eyes, while his tongue showed forth from his convulsed mouth, as though for a last caress.
sorrowing
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From this reading Quite overcome by that glance, so full of intelligence, Lazare held Matthew there on his knees, while the animal's big body, heavy like that of a man, was racked by a human-like death-agony in his sorrowing embrace.
stiffened
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From this reading He stiffened his limbs, while his neck was distended by his hiccoughs.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the end was close at hand, and he fell across his master's knees, with eyes still straining from beneath their heavy lids to catch sight of him.
straining
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From this reading But the end was close at hand, and he fell across his master's knees, with eyes still straining from beneath their heavy lids to catch sight of him.
tears
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From this reading It lasted for some minutes, and then Lazare saw real tears--heavy tears--roll down from the dog's mournful eyes, while his tongue showed forth from his convulsed mouth, as though for a last caress.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Quite overcome by that glance, so full of intelligence, Lazare held Matthew there on his knees, while the animal's big body, heavy like that of a man, was racked by a human-like death-agony in his sorrowing embrace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the end was close at hand, and he fell across his master's knees, with eyes still straining from beneath their heavy lids to catch sight of him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But the end was close at hand, and he fell across his master's knees, with eyes still straining from beneath their heavy lids to catch sight of him.
then
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From this reading It lasted for some minutes, and then Lazare saw real tears--heavy tears--roll down from the dog's mournful eyes, while his tongue showed forth from his convulsed mouth, as though for a last caress.
there
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From this reading Quite overcome by that glance, so full of intelligence, Lazare held Matthew there on his knees, while the animal's big body, heavy like that of a man, was racked by a human-like death-agony in his sorrowing embrace.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It lasted for some minutes, and then Lazare saw real tears--heavy tears--roll down from the dog's mournful eyes, while his tongue showed forth from his convulsed mouth, as though for a last caress.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Matthew, shaken by a fit of shivering, made desperate efforts to raise himself.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It lasted for some minutes, and then Lazare saw real tears--heavy tears--roll down from the dog's mournful eyes, while his tongue showed forth from his convulsed mouth, as though for a last caress.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He stiffened his limbs, while his neck was distended by his hiccoughs.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He stiffened his limbs, while his neck was distended by his hiccoughs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the end was close at hand, and he fell across his master's knees, with eyes still straining from beneath their heavy lids to catch sight of him.
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