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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 Suddenly the female serf heard from afar a great tumult, caused by the approach of a large crowd of people.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading At intervals confused and prolonged clamors were heard rising above the din, frantically crying out: "God wills it!
absent
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From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
afar
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From this reading Suddenly the female serf heard from afar a great tumult, caused by the approach of a large crowd of people.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At intervals confused and prolonged clamors were heard rising above the din, frantically crying out: "God wills it!
approach
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From this reading Suddenly the female serf heard from afar a great tumult, caused by the approach of a large crowd of people.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
breaking
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From this reading Day was slowly breaking upon the fateful night during which the fugitives effected their escape from the manor of Plouernel.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
caused
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From this reading Suddenly the female serf heard from afar a great tumult, caused by the approach of a large crowd of people.
clamors
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From this reading At intervals confused and prolonged clamors were heard rising above the din, frantically crying out: "God wills it!
Colombaik
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From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
confused
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From this reading At intervals confused and prolonged clamors were heard rising above the din, frantically crying out: "God wills it!
crowd
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From this reading Suddenly the female serf heard from afar a great tumult, caused by the approach of a large crowd of people.
crying
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From this reading At intervals confused and prolonged clamors were heard rising above the din, frantically crying out: "God wills it!
CUCKOO
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From this reading CUCKOO PETER.
Day
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From this reading Day was slowly breaking upon the fateful night during which the fugitives effected their escape from the manor of Plouernel.
din
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From this reading At intervals confused and prolonged clamors were heard rising above the din, frantically crying out: "God wills it!
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Day was slowly breaking upon the fateful night during which the fugitives effected their escape from the manor of Plouernel.
effected
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From this reading Day was slowly breaking upon the fateful night during which the fugitives effected their escape from the manor of Plouernel.
escape
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From this reading Day was slowly breaking upon the fateful night during which the fugitives effected their escape from the manor of Plouernel.
expected
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From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
extremity
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From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
eyes
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From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
fateful
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From this reading Day was slowly breaking upon the fateful night during which the fugitives effected their escape from the manor of Plouernel.
female
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From this reading Suddenly the female serf heard from afar a great tumult, caused by the approach of a large crowd of people.
Fergan
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From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
frantically
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From this reading At intervals confused and prolonged clamors were heard rising above the din, frantically crying out: "God wills it!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Day was slowly breaking upon the fateful night during which the fugitives effected their escape from the manor of Plouernel.
fugitives
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From this reading Day was slowly breaking upon the fateful night during which the fugitives effected their escape from the manor of Plouernel.
God
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From this reading At intervals confused and prolonged clamors were heard rising above the din, frantically crying out: "God wills it!
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly the female serf heard from afar a great tumult, caused by the approach of a large crowd of people.
heard
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From this reading Suddenly the female serf heard from afar a great tumult, caused by the approach of a large crowd of people.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
Hunchback
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From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
hut
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From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
incessantly
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From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
intervals
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From this reading At intervals confused and prolonged clamors were heard rising above the din, frantically crying out: "God wills it!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At intervals confused and prolonged clamors were heard rising above the din, frantically crying out: "God wills it!
Joan
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From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
large
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From this reading Suddenly the female serf heard from afar a great tumult, caused by the approach of a large crowd of people.
lay
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From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
manor
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From this reading Day was slowly breaking upon the fateful night during which the fugitives effected their escape from the manor of Plouernel.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
night
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From this reading Day was slowly breaking upon the fateful night during which the fugitives effected their escape from the manor of Plouernel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Day was slowly breaking upon the fateful night during which the fugitives effected their escape from the manor of Plouernel.
out
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From this reading At intervals confused and prolonged clamors were heard rising above the din, frantically crying out: "God wills it!
people
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From this reading Suddenly the female serf heard from afar a great tumult, caused by the approach of a large crowd of people.
PETER
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From this reading CUCKOO PETER.
Plouernel
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From this reading Day was slowly breaking upon the fateful night during which the fugitives effected their escape from the manor of Plouernel.
previous
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From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
prolonged
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From this reading At intervals confused and prolonged clamors were heard rising above the din, frantically crying out: "God wills it!
quest
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From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
red
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From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
rising
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From this reading At intervals confused and prolonged clamors were heard rising above the din, frantically crying out: "God wills it!
road
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From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
seated
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From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
serf
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From this reading Suddenly the female serf heard from afar a great tumult, caused by the approach of a large crowd of people.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
slowly
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From this reading Day was slowly breaking upon the fateful night during which the fugitives effected their escape from the manor of Plouernel.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly the female serf heard from afar a great tumult, caused by the approach of a large crowd of people.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Day was slowly breaking upon the fateful night during which the fugitives effected their escape from the manor of Plouernel.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Day was slowly breaking upon the fateful night during which the fugitives effected their escape from the manor of Plouernel.
threshold
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From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
tumult
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From this reading Suddenly the female serf heard from afar a great tumult, caused by the approach of a large crowd of people.
turned
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From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Day was slowly breaking upon the fateful night during which the fugitives effected their escape from the manor of Plouernel.
village
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From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Day was slowly breaking upon the fateful night during which the fugitives effected their escape from the manor of Plouernel.
weeping
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From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At intervals confused and prolonged clamors were heard rising above the din, frantically crying out: "God wills it!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Day was slowly breaking upon the fateful night during which the fugitives effected their escape from the manor of Plouernel.
wills
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From this reading At intervals confused and prolonged clamors were heard rising above the din, frantically crying out: "God wills it!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Joan the Hunchback, seated at the threshold of her hut, which lay at the extremity of the village, incessantly turned her eyes, red with weeping, towards the road by which Fergan, absent since the previous morning in quest of Colombaik, was expected.
