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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 every hand arose confused sounds from the streets, now filled with a populace merry as though some pleasant carnival were just beginning.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Shopkeeper called across to his neighbor, tradesman gossiped with gallant.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
arose
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From this reading On every hand arose confused sounds from the streets, now filled with a populace merry as though some pleasant carnival were just beginning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On every hand arose confused sounds from the streets, now filled with a populace merry as though some pleasant carnival were just beginning.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On every hand arose confused sounds from the streets, now filled with a populace merry as though some pleasant carnival were just beginning.
betokened
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From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
bore
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From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
bound
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called
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From this reading Shopkeeper called across to his neighbor, tradesman gossiped with gallant.
carnival
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From this reading On every hand arose confused sounds from the streets, now filled with a populace merry as though some pleasant carnival were just beginning.
coach
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From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
confused
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From this reading On every hand arose confused sounds from the streets, now filled with a populace merry as though some pleasant carnival were just beginning.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
EVERnounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading On every hand arose confused sounds from the streets, now filled with a populace merry as though some pleasant carnival were just beginning.
faces
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From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
filled
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From this reading On every hand arose confused sounds from the streets, now filled with a populace merry as though some pleasant carnival were just beginning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
fresh
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From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On every hand arose confused sounds from the streets, now filled with a populace merry as though some pleasant carnival were just beginning.
gallant
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From this reading Shopkeeper called across to his neighbor, tradesman gossiped with gallant.
gate-tax
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From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
giving
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From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
gossiped
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hand
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From this reading On every hand arose confused sounds from the streets, now filled with a populace merry as though some pleasant carnival were just beginning.
high-piled
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From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Shopkeeper called across to his neighbor, tradesman gossiped with gallant.
hope
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From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
jagged
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From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
just
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From this reading On every hand arose confused sounds from the streets, now filled with a populace merry as though some pleasant carnival were just beginning.
king
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From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
markets
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From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
merry
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From this reading On every hand arose confused sounds from the streets, now filled with a populace merry as though some pleasant carnival were just beginning.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
NAYexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
neighbor
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From this reading Shopkeeper called across to his neighbor, tradesman gossiped with gallant.
now
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From this reading On every hand arose confused sounds from the streets, now filled with a populace merry as though some pleasant carnival were just beginning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
Ohé
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From this reading "Ohé!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
Paris
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From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
passing
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From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
past
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From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
peaked
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From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
peasants
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From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On every hand arose confused sounds from the streets, now filled with a populace merry as though some pleasant carnival were just beginning.
plodding
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From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
populace
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From this reading On every hand arose confused sounds from the streets, now filled with a populace merry as though some pleasant carnival were just beginning.
proceeded
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From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
quarter
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From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
roofs
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From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
SAID
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From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
seek
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From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
Shopkeeper
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From this reading Shopkeeper called across to his neighbor, tradesman gossiped with gallant.
some
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From this reading On every hand arose confused sounds from the streets, now filled with a populace merry as though some pleasant carnival were just beginning.
sounds
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From this reading On every hand arose confused sounds from the streets, now filled with a populace merry as though some pleasant carnival were just beginning.
spires
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From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
steadily
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From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
stolid
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From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
streets
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From this reading On every hand arose confused sounds from the streets, now filled with a populace merry as though some pleasant carnival were just beginning.
succeed
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From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
surprise
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From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
there
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From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading On every hand arose confused sounds from the streets, now filled with a populace merry as though some pleasant carnival were just beginning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shopkeeper called across to his neighbor, tradesman gossiped with gallant.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
tradesman
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From this reading Shopkeeper called across to his neighbor, tradesman gossiped with gallant.
unwonted
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From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
way
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From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On every hand arose confused sounds from the streets, now filled with a populace merry as though some pleasant carnival were just beginning.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading EVER SAID SHE NAY The coach proceeded steadily on its way, passing in toward that quarter where the high-piled, peaked roofs and jagged spires betokened ancient Paris.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On every hand arose confused sounds from the streets, now filled with a populace merry as though some pleasant carnival were just beginning.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Even the stolid faces of the plodding peasants, fresh past the gate-tax and bound for the markets to seek what little there remained after giving to the king, bore an unwonted look, as though hope might yet succeed to their surprise.
