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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 IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
all
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From this reading And terrible was the silence between them--a silence fraught with all the questions and answers which they felt it would be useless and painful to exchange at such a time.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
answers
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From this reading And terrible was the silence between them--a silence fraught with all the questions and answers which they felt it would be useless and painful to exchange at such a time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
away
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From this reading Pierre had several times feared that his brother would faint away in the cab in which they were journeying.
back
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From this reading Leaning back, and often sinking down, Guillaume spoke not a word.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And terrible was the silence between them--a silence fraught with all the questions and answers which they felt it would be useless and painful to exchange at such a time.
benumbed
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From this reading And one could divine, too, the profound quietude of the little garden in the rear, a garden empty and lifeless, benumbed by the winter cold.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading And terrible was the silence between them--a silence fraught with all the questions and answers which they felt it would be useless and painful to exchange at such a time.
black
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From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
brother
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From this reading Pierre had several times feared that his brother would faint away in the cab in which they were journeying.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And one could divine, too, the profound quietude of the little garden in the rear, a garden empty and lifeless, benumbed by the winter cold.
cab
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From this reading Pierre had several times feared that his brother would faint away in the cab in which they were journeying.
closed
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From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
cold
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From this reading And one could divine, too, the profound quietude of the little garden in the rear, a garden empty and lifeless, benumbed by the winter cold.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And one could divine, too, the profound quietude of the little garden in the rear, a garden empty and lifeless, benumbed by the winter cold.
deep
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From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
divine
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From this reading And one could divine, too, the profound quietude of the little garden in the rear, a garden empty and lifeless, benumbed by the winter cold.
down
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From this reading Leaning back, and often sinking down, Guillaume spoke not a word.
dusk
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From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
empty
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From this reading And one could divine, too, the profound quietude of the little garden in the rear, a garden empty and lifeless, benumbed by the winter cold.
exchange
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From this reading And terrible was the silence between them--a silence fraught with all the questions and answers which they felt it would be useless and painful to exchange at such a time.
faint
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From this reading Pierre had several times feared that his brother would faint away in the cab in which they were journeying.
feared
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From this reading Pierre had several times feared that his brother would faint away in the cab in which they were journeying.
felt
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From this reading And terrible was the silence between them--a silence fraught with all the questions and answers which they felt it would be useless and painful to exchange at such a time.
forth
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From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
fraught
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From this reading And terrible was the silence between them--a silence fraught with all the questions and answers which they felt it would be useless and painful to exchange at such a time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
garden
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From this reading And one could divine, too, the profound quietude of the little garden in the rear, a garden empty and lifeless, benumbed by the winter cold.
Guillaume
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From this reading Leaning back, and often sinking down, Guillaume spoke not a word.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pierre had several times feared that his brother would faint away in the cab in which they were journeying.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pierre had several times feared that his brother would faint away in the cab in which they were journeying.
house
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From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And terrible was the silence between them--a silence fraught with all the questions and answers which they felt it would be useless and painful to exchange at such a time.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
journeying
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From this reading Pierre had several times feared that his brother would faint away in the cab in which they were journeying.
Leaning
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From this reading Leaning back, and often sinking down, Guillaume spoke not a word.
lifeless
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From this reading And one could divine, too, the profound quietude of the little garden in the rear, a garden empty and lifeless, benumbed by the winter cold.
light
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From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
Neuilly
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From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
now
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From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
often
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From this reading Leaning back, and often sinking down, Guillaume spoke not a word.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And one could divine, too, the profound quietude of the little garden in the rear, a garden empty and lifeless, benumbed by the winter cold.
out-of-the-way
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From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
painful
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From this reading And terrible was the silence between them--a silence fraught with all the questions and answers which they felt it would be useless and painful to exchange at such a time.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
Pierre
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From this reading Pierre had several times feared that his brother would faint away in the cab in which they were journeying.
Pierre's
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From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
profound
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From this reading And one could divine, too, the profound quietude of the little garden in the rear, a garden empty and lifeless, benumbed by the winter cold.
questions
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From this reading And terrible was the silence between them--a silence fraught with all the questions and answers which they felt it would be useless and painful to exchange at such a time.
quietude
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From this reading And one could divine, too, the profound quietude of the little garden in the rear, a garden empty and lifeless, benumbed by the winter cold.
ray
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From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
rear
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From this reading And one could divine, too, the profound quietude of the little garden in the rear, a garden empty and lifeless, benumbed by the winter cold.
several
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From this reading Pierre had several times feared that his brother would faint away in the cab in which they were journeying.
shutters
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From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading And terrible was the silence between them--a silence fraught with all the questions and answers which they felt it would be useless and painful to exchange at such a time.
sinking
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From this reading Leaning back, and often sinking down, Guillaume spoke not a word.
sky
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From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
slumber
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From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
spoke
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From this reading Leaning back, and often sinking down, Guillaume spoke not a word.
stealing
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From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
steeped
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From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
street
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From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And terrible was the silence between them--a silence fraught with all the questions and answers which they felt it would be useless and painful to exchange at such a time.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And terrible was the silence between them--a silence fraught with all the questions and answers which they felt it would be useless and painful to exchange at such a time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And terrible was the silence between them--a silence fraught with all the questions and answers which they felt it would be useless and painful to exchange at such a time.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pierre had several times feared that his brother would faint away in the cab in which they were journeying.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And terrible was the silence between them--a silence fraught with all the questions and answers which they felt it would be useless and painful to exchange at such a time.
times
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From this reading Pierre had several times feared that his brother would faint away in the cab in which they were journeying.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And terrible was the silence between them--a silence fraught with all the questions and answers which they felt it would be useless and painful to exchange at such a time.
too
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From this reading And one could divine, too, the profound quietude of the little garden in the rear, a garden empty and lifeless, benumbed by the winter cold.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
useless
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From this reading And terrible was the silence between them--a silence fraught with all the questions and answers which they felt it would be useless and painful to exchange at such a time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Pierre had several times feared that his brother would faint away in the cab in which they were journeying.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
winter
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From this reading And one could divine, too, the profound quietude of the little garden in the rear, a garden empty and lifeless, benumbed by the winter cold.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And terrible was the silence between them--a silence fraught with all the questions and answers which they felt it would be useless and painful to exchange at such a time.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading IN that out-of-the-way street at Neuilly, along which nobody passed after dusk, Pierre's little house was now steeped in deep slumber under the black sky; each of its shutters closed, and not a ray of light stealing forth from within.
word
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From this reading Leaning back, and often sinking down, Guillaume spoke not a word.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Pierre had several times feared that his brother would faint away in the cab in which they were journeying.
