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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 Christine tripped over it as lightly as a swallow.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their eyes swept the empty space between the three domes and the triangular pediment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Christine tripped over it as lightly as a swallow.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She breathed freely over Paris, the whole valley of which was seen at work below.
avenues
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From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
ballet
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From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading She breathed freely over Paris, the whole valley of which was seen at work below.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Their eyes swept the empty space between the three domes and the triangular pediment.
boys
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From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
breathed
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From this reading She breathed freely over Paris, the whole valley of which was seen at work below.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
called
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From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
Christine
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From this reading Christine tripped over it as lightly as a swallow.
close
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From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
dive
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From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
domes
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From this reading Their eyes swept the empty space between the three domes and the triangular pediment.
empty
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From this reading Their eyes swept the empty space between the three domes and the triangular pediment.
eyes
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From this reading Their eyes swept the empty space between the three domes and the triangular pediment.
freely
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From this reading She breathed freely over Paris, the whole valley of which was seen at work below.
full
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From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
hot
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From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
huge
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From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Christine tripped over it as lightly as a swallow.
leadenadjectiveUS /ˈlɛdən/
heavy, dull, or grey in appearance or movement
From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
learn
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From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
lightly
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From this reading Christine tripped over it as lightly as a swallow.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She breathed freely over Paris, the whole valley of which was seen at work below.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this way, they reached the roof.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Christine tripped over it as lightly as a swallow.
Paris
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From this reading She breathed freely over Paris, the whole valley of which was seen at work below.
pediment
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From this reading Their eyes swept the empty space between the three domes and the triangular pediment.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
Raoul
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From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading On this way, they reached the roof.
roof
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From this reading On this way, they reached the roof.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
seen
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From this reading She breathed freely over Paris, the whole valley of which was seen at work below.
shapes
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From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She breathed freely over Paris, the whole valley of which was seen at work below.
side
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From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
space
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From this reading Their eyes swept the empty space between the three domes and the triangular pediment.
stagnant
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From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
streets
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From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
swallow
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From this reading Christine tripped over it as lightly as a swallow.
swept
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From this reading Their eyes swept the empty space between the three domes and the triangular pediment.
swim
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From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
tanks
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From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On this way, they reached the roof.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their eyes swept the empty space between the three domes and the triangular pediment.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On this way, they reached the roof.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this way, they reached the roof.
three
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From this reading Their eyes swept the empty space between the three domes and the triangular pediment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
triangular
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From this reading Their eyes swept the empty space between the three domes and the triangular pediment.
tripped
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From this reading Christine tripped over it as lightly as a swallow.
twin
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From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
valley
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From this reading She breathed freely over Paris, the whole valley of which was seen at work below.
walked
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From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She breathed freely over Paris, the whole valley of which was seen at work below.
water
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From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
way
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From this reading On this way, they reached the roof.
weather
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From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She breathed freely over Paris, the whole valley of which was seen at work below.
whole
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From this reading She breathed freely over Paris, the whole valley of which was seen at work below.
work
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From this reading She breathed freely over Paris, the whole valley of which was seen at work below.
zinc
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From this reading She called Raoul to come quite close to her and they walked side by side along the zinc streets, in the leaden avenues; they looked at their twin shapes in the huge tanks, full of stagnant water, where, in the hot weather, the little boys of the ballet, a score or so, learn to swim and dive.
