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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 THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
Abbe
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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
able
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From this reading The old priest, who at first was quite thunderstruck and scarcely able to recognise him, ended by taking hold of his hands and giving him a long look.
accustomed
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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
afterwards
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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
Ah
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From this reading Ah! nothing could wound my heart so cruelly as this."
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ah! nothing could wound my heart so cruelly as this."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The old priest, who at first was quite thunderstruck and scarcely able to recognise him, ended by taking hold of his hands and giving him a long look.
attire
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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
awful
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From this reading Then with his eyes full of tears he exclaimed: "Oh! my son, so you have fallen into the awful state I feared!
basilica
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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I never mentioned it, but I felt that God had withdrawn from you.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The old priest, who at first was quite thunderstruck and scarcely able to recognise him, ended by taking hold of his hands and giving him a long look.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Ah! nothing could wound my heart so cruelly as this."
COUPLEnounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
cruelly
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From this reading Ah! nothing could wound my heart so cruelly as this."
DAWN
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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
days
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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
encountered
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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
ended
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From this reading The old priest, who at first was quite thunderstruck and scarcely able to recognise him, ended by taking hold of his hands and giving him a long look.
exclaimed
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From this reading Then with his eyes full of tears he exclaimed: "Oh! my son, so you have fallen into the awful state I feared!
eyes
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From this reading Then with his eyes full of tears he exclaimed: "Oh! my son, so you have fallen into the awful state I feared!
fallen
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From this reading Then with his eyes full of tears he exclaimed: "Oh! my son, so you have fallen into the awful state I feared!
feared
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From this reading Then with his eyes full of tears he exclaimed: "Oh! my son, so you have fallen into the awful state I feared!
felt
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From this reading I never mentioned it, but I felt that God had withdrawn from you.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old priest, who at first was quite thunderstruck and scarcely able to recognise him, ended by taking hold of his hands and giving him a long look.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I never mentioned it, but I felt that God had withdrawn from you.
full
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From this reading Then with his eyes full of tears he exclaimed: "Oh! my son, so you have fallen into the awful state I feared!
gave
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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
giving
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From this reading The old priest, who at first was quite thunderstruck and scarcely able to recognise him, ended by taking hold of his hands and giving him a long look.
God
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From this reading I never mentioned it, but I felt that God had withdrawn from you.
growing
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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I never mentioned it, but I felt that God had withdrawn from you.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The old priest, who at first was quite thunderstruck and scarcely able to recognise him, ended by taking hold of his hands and giving him a long look.
happened
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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then with his eyes full of tears he exclaimed: "Oh! my son, so you have fallen into the awful state I feared!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
Heart
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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The old priest, who at first was quite thunderstruck and scarcely able to recognise him, ended by taking hold of his hands and giving him a long look.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
hold
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From this reading The old priest, who at first was quite thunderstruck and scarcely able to recognise him, ended by taking hold of his hands and giving him a long look.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then with his eyes full of tears he exclaimed: "Oh! my son, so you have fallen into the awful state I feared!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then with his eyes full of tears he exclaimed: "Oh! my son, so you have fallen into the awful state I feared!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old priest, who at first was quite thunderstruck and scarcely able to recognise him, ended by taking hold of his hands and giving him a long look.
longer
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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old priest, who at first was quite thunderstruck and scarcely able to recognise him, ended by taking hold of his hands and giving him a long look.
LOVE
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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
mentioned
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From this reading I never mentioned it, but I felt that God had withdrawn from you.
Montmartre
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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then with his eyes full of tears he exclaimed: "Oh! my son, so you have fallen into the awful state I feared!
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never mentioned it, but I felt that God had withdrawn from you.
new
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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Ah! nothing could wound my heart so cruelly as this."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
Oh
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From this reading Then with his eyes full of tears he exclaimed: "Oh! my son, so you have fallen into the awful state I feared!
old
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From this reading The old priest, who at first was quite thunderstruck and scarcely able to recognise him, ended by taking hold of his hands and giving him a long look.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
Pierre
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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
priest
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From this reading The old priest, who at first was quite thunderstruck and scarcely able to recognise him, ended by taking hold of his hands and giving him a long look.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old priest, who at first was quite thunderstruck and scarcely able to recognise him, ended by taking hold of his hands and giving him a long look.
reaching
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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
recognise
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From this reading The old priest, who at first was quite thunderstruck and scarcely able to recognise him, ended by taking hold of his hands and giving him a long look.
Rose
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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
Sacred
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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
scarcely
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From this reading The old priest, who at first was quite thunderstruck and scarcely able to recognise him, ended by taking hold of his hands and giving him a long look.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
son
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From this reading Then with his eyes full of tears he exclaimed: "Oh! my son, so you have fallen into the awful state I feared!
state
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From this reading Then with his eyes full of tears he exclaimed: "Oh! my son, so you have fallen into the awful state I feared!
taking
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From this reading The old priest, who at first was quite thunderstruck and scarcely able to recognise him, ended by taking hold of his hands and giving him a long look.
tears
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From this reading Then with his eyes full of tears he exclaimed: "Oh! my son, so you have fallen into the awful state I feared!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
Then
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From this reading Then with his eyes full of tears he exclaimed: "Oh! my son, so you have fallen into the awful state I feared!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Ah! nothing could wound my heart so cruelly as this."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
thunderstruckadjectiveUS /ˈθʌndərstrʌk/
extremely surprised or shocked
From this reading The old priest, who at first was quite thunderstruck and scarcely able to recognise him, ended by taking hold of his hands and giving him a long look.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE A COUPLE of days afterwards, when Pierre was already growing accustomed to his new attire, and no longer gave it a thought, it so happened that on reaching Montmartre he encountered Abbe Rose outside the basilica of the Sacred Heart.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The old priest, who at first was quite thunderstruck and scarcely able to recognise him, ended by taking hold of his hands and giving him a long look.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then with his eyes full of tears he exclaimed: "Oh! my son, so you have fallen into the awful state I feared!
withdrawn
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From this reading I never mentioned it, but I felt that God had withdrawn from you.
wound
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From this reading Ah! nothing could wound my heart so cruelly as this."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then with his eyes full of tears he exclaimed: "Oh! my son, so you have fallen into the awful state I feared!
