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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 Within, apart from a massive door studded with iron, these cells consisted of stone only--they were roofed with stone, floored with stone, and the walls were of stone, ten feet thick.
ABBOT
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From this reading ABBOT AND MONK.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ABBOT AND MONK.
apart
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From this reading Within, apart from a massive door studded with iron, these cells consisted of stone only--they were roofed with stone, floored with stone, and the walls were of stone, ten feet thick.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The cell, whither the Bishop of Nantes and the monk Jeronimo were taken, was at the very bottom of this subterraneous structure.
barely
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From this reading A narrow loophole barely filtered through a pale ray of light into that semi-Stygian darkness.
Bishop
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From this reading The cell, whither the Bishop of Nantes and the monk Jeronimo were taken, was at the very bottom of this subterraneous structure.
bottom
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From this reading The cell, whither the Bishop of Nantes and the monk Jeronimo were taken, was at the very bottom of this subterraneous structure.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading The cell, whither the Bishop of Nantes and the monk Jeronimo were taken, was at the very bottom of this subterraneous structure.
cells
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From this reading The donjon cells of the manor of Plouernel consisted of three vaulted stories, the only daylight into which penetrated through three narrow slits opening upon the gigantic ditch, out of which rose the donjon itself.
consisted
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From this reading The donjon cells of the manor of Plouernel consisted of three vaulted stories, the only daylight into which penetrated through three narrow slits opening upon the gigantic ditch, out of which rose the donjon itself.
darkness
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From this reading A narrow loophole barely filtered through a pale ray of light into that semi-Stygian darkness.
daylight
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From this reading The donjon cells of the manor of Plouernel consisted of three vaulted stories, the only daylight into which penetrated through three narrow slits opening upon the gigantic ditch, out of which rose the donjon itself.
ditch
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From this reading The donjon cells of the manor of Plouernel consisted of three vaulted stories, the only daylight into which penetrated through three narrow slits opening upon the gigantic ditch, out of which rose the donjon itself.
donjon
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From this reading The donjon cells of the manor of Plouernel consisted of three vaulted stories, the only daylight into which penetrated through three narrow slits opening upon the gigantic ditch, out of which rose the donjon itself.
door
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From this reading Within, apart from a massive door studded with iron, these cells consisted of stone only--they were roofed with stone, floored with stone, and the walls were of stone, ten feet thick.
feet
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From this reading Within, apart from a massive door studded with iron, these cells consisted of stone only--they were roofed with stone, floored with stone, and the walls were of stone, ten feet thick.
filtered
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From this reading A narrow loophole barely filtered through a pale ray of light into that semi-Stygian darkness.
floored
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From this reading Within, apart from a massive door studded with iron, these cells consisted of stone only--they were roofed with stone, floored with stone, and the walls were of stone, ten feet thick.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Within, apart from a massive door studded with iron, these cells consisted of stone only--they were roofed with stone, floored with stone, and the walls were of stone, ten feet thick.
gigantic
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From this reading The donjon cells of the manor of Plouernel consisted of three vaulted stories, the only daylight into which penetrated through three narrow slits opening upon the gigantic ditch, out of which rose the donjon itself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The donjon cells of the manor of Plouernel consisted of three vaulted stories, the only daylight into which penetrated through three narrow slits opening upon the gigantic ditch, out of which rose the donjon itself.
iron
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From this reading Within, apart from a massive door studded with iron, these cells consisted of stone only--they were roofed with stone, floored with stone, and the walls were of stone, ten feet thick.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The donjon cells of the manor of Plouernel consisted of three vaulted stories, the only daylight into which penetrated through three narrow slits opening upon the gigantic ditch, out of which rose the donjon itself.
Jeronimo
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From this reading The cell, whither the Bishop of Nantes and the monk Jeronimo were taken, was at the very bottom of this subterraneous structure.
light
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From this reading A narrow loophole barely filtered through a pale ray of light into that semi-Stygian darkness.
loopholenounUS /ˈloophole/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A narrow loophole barely filtered through a pale ray of light into that semi-Stygian darkness.
manor
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From this reading The donjon cells of the manor of Plouernel consisted of three vaulted stories, the only daylight into which penetrated through three narrow slits opening upon the gigantic ditch, out of which rose the donjon itself.
massive
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From this reading Within, apart from a massive door studded with iron, these cells consisted of stone only--they were roofed with stone, floored with stone, and the walls were of stone, ten feet thick.
MONK
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From this reading ABBOT AND MONK.
Nantes
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From this reading The cell, whither the Bishop of Nantes and the monk Jeronimo were taken, was at the very bottom of this subterraneous structure.
narrow
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From this reading The donjon cells of the manor of Plouernel consisted of three vaulted stories, the only daylight into which penetrated through three narrow slits opening upon the gigantic ditch, out of which rose the donjon itself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The donjon cells of the manor of Plouernel consisted of three vaulted stories, the only daylight into which penetrated through three narrow slits opening upon the gigantic ditch, out of which rose the donjon itself.
only
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From this reading The donjon cells of the manor of Plouernel consisted of three vaulted stories, the only daylight into which penetrated through three narrow slits opening upon the gigantic ditch, out of which rose the donjon itself.
opening
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From this reading The donjon cells of the manor of Plouernel consisted of three vaulted stories, the only daylight into which penetrated through three narrow slits opening upon the gigantic ditch, out of which rose the donjon itself.
out
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From this reading The donjon cells of the manor of Plouernel consisted of three vaulted stories, the only daylight into which penetrated through three narrow slits opening upon the gigantic ditch, out of which rose the donjon itself.
pale
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From this reading A narrow loophole barely filtered through a pale ray of light into that semi-Stygian darkness.
penetrated
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From this reading The donjon cells of the manor of Plouernel consisted of three vaulted stories, the only daylight into which penetrated through three narrow slits opening upon the gigantic ditch, out of which rose the donjon itself.
Plouernel
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From this reading The donjon cells of the manor of Plouernel consisted of three vaulted stories, the only daylight into which penetrated through three narrow slits opening upon the gigantic ditch, out of which rose the donjon itself.
ray
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From this reading A narrow loophole barely filtered through a pale ray of light into that semi-Stygian darkness.
roofed
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From this reading Within, apart from a massive door studded with iron, these cells consisted of stone only--they were roofed with stone, floored with stone, and the walls were of stone, ten feet thick.
rose
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From this reading The donjon cells of the manor of Plouernel consisted of three vaulted stories, the only daylight into which penetrated through three narrow slits opening upon the gigantic ditch, out of which rose the donjon itself.
semi-Stygian
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From this reading A narrow loophole barely filtered through a pale ray of light into that semi-Stygian darkness.
slits
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From this reading The donjon cells of the manor of Plouernel consisted of three vaulted stories, the only daylight into which penetrated through three narrow slits opening upon the gigantic ditch, out of which rose the donjon itself.
stone
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From this reading Within, apart from a massive door studded with iron, these cells consisted of stone only--they were roofed with stone, floored with stone, and the walls were of stone, ten feet thick.
stories
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From this reading The donjon cells of the manor of Plouernel consisted of three vaulted stories, the only daylight into which penetrated through three narrow slits opening upon the gigantic ditch, out of which rose the donjon itself.
structure
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From this reading The cell, whither the Bishop of Nantes and the monk Jeronimo were taken, was at the very bottom of this subterraneous structure.
studded
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From this reading Within, apart from a massive door studded with iron, these cells consisted of stone only--they were roofed with stone, floored with stone, and the walls were of stone, ten feet thick.
subterraneous
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From this reading The cell, whither the Bishop of Nantes and the monk Jeronimo were taken, was at the very bottom of this subterraneous structure.
taken
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From this reading The cell, whither the Bishop of Nantes and the monk Jeronimo were taken, was at the very bottom of this subterraneous structure.
ten
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From this reading Within, apart from a massive door studded with iron, these cells consisted of stone only--they were roofed with stone, floored with stone, and the walls were of stone, ten feet thick.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A narrow loophole barely filtered through a pale ray of light into that semi-Stygian darkness.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The donjon cells of the manor of Plouernel consisted of three vaulted stories, the only daylight into which penetrated through three narrow slits opening upon the gigantic ditch, out of which rose the donjon itself.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Within, apart from a massive door studded with iron, these cells consisted of stone only--they were roofed with stone, floored with stone, and the walls were of stone, ten feet thick.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Within, apart from a massive door studded with iron, these cells consisted of stone only--they were roofed with stone, floored with stone, and the walls were of stone, ten feet thick.
thick
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From this reading Within, apart from a massive door studded with iron, these cells consisted of stone only--they were roofed with stone, floored with stone, and the walls were of stone, ten feet thick.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The cell, whither the Bishop of Nantes and the monk Jeronimo were taken, was at the very bottom of this subterraneous structure.
three
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From this reading The donjon cells of the manor of Plouernel consisted of three vaulted stories, the only daylight into which penetrated through three narrow slits opening upon the gigantic ditch, out of which rose the donjon itself.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The donjon cells of the manor of Plouernel consisted of three vaulted stories, the only daylight into which penetrated through three narrow slits opening upon the gigantic ditch, out of which rose the donjon itself.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The donjon cells of the manor of Plouernel consisted of three vaulted stories, the only daylight into which penetrated through three narrow slits opening upon the gigantic ditch, out of which rose the donjon itself.
vaulted
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From this reading The donjon cells of the manor of Plouernel consisted of three vaulted stories, the only daylight into which penetrated through three narrow slits opening upon the gigantic ditch, out of which rose the donjon itself.
very
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From this reading The cell, whither the Bishop of Nantes and the monk Jeronimo were taken, was at the very bottom of this subterraneous structure.
walls
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From this reading Within, apart from a massive door studded with iron, these cells consisted of stone only--they were roofed with stone, floored with stone, and the walls were of stone, ten feet thick.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cell, whither the Bishop of Nantes and the monk Jeronimo were taken, was at the very bottom of this subterraneous structure.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Within, apart from a massive door studded with iron, these cells consisted of stone only--they were roofed with stone, floored with stone, and the walls were of stone, ten feet thick.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The donjon cells of the manor of Plouernel consisted of three vaulted stories, the only daylight into which penetrated through three narrow slits opening upon the gigantic ditch, out of which rose the donjon itself.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading The cell, whither the Bishop of Nantes and the monk Jeronimo were taken, was at the very bottom of this subterraneous structure.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Within, apart from a massive door studded with iron, these cells consisted of stone only--they were roofed with stone, floored with stone, and the walls were of stone, ten feet thick.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within, apart from a massive door studded with iron, these cells consisted of stone only--they were roofed with stone, floored with stone, and the walls were of stone, ten feet thick.
