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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 MAN OF MEUNG The crowd was caused, not by the expectation of a man to be hanged, but by the contemplation of a man who was hanged.
All
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From this reading All these movements had been effected mechanically, as far as he was concerned.
alley
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From this reading They carried him through an alley, up a flight of stairs, and deposited him in an antechamber.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They carried him through an alley, up a flight of stairs, and deposited him in an antechamber.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The carriage, which had been stopped for a minute, resumed its way, passed through the crowd, threaded the Rue St. Honoré, turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and stopped before a low door.
antechamber
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From this reading They carried him through an alley, up a flight of stairs, and deposited him in an antechamber.
arms
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From this reading The door opened; two guards received Bonacieux in their arms from the officer who supported him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All these movements had been effected mechanically, as far as he was concerned.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE MAN OF MEUNG The crowd was caused, not by the expectation of a man to be hanged, but by the contemplation of a man who was hanged.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The carriage, which had been stopped for a minute, resumed its way, passed through the crowd, threaded the Rue St. Honoré, turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and stopped before a low door.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The carriage, which had been stopped for a minute, resumed its way, passed through the crowd, threaded the Rue St. Honoré, turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and stopped before a low door.
Bonacieux
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From this reading The door opened; two guards received Bonacieux in their arms from the officer who supported him.
Bons
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From this reading The carriage, which had been stopped for a minute, resumed its way, passed through the crowd, threaded the Rue St. Honoré, turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and stopped before a low door.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE MAN OF MEUNG The crowd was caused, not by the expectation of a man to be hanged, but by the contemplation of a man who was hanged.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE MAN OF MEUNG The crowd was caused, not by the expectation of a man to be hanged, but by the contemplation of a man who was hanged.
carriage
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From this reading The carriage, which had been stopped for a minute, resumed its way, passed through the crowd, threaded the Rue St. Honoré, turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and stopped before a low door.
carried
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From this reading They carried him through an alley, up a flight of stairs, and deposited him in an antechamber.
caused
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From this reading THE MAN OF MEUNG The crowd was caused, not by the expectation of a man to be hanged, but by the contemplation of a man who was hanged.
concerned
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From this reading All these movements had been effected mechanically, as far as he was concerned.
contemplation
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From this reading THE MAN OF MEUNG The crowd was caused, not by the expectation of a man to be hanged, but by the contemplation of a man who was hanged.
crowdverbUS /kraʊd/
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading THE MAN OF MEUNG The crowd was caused, not by the expectation of a man to be hanged, but by the contemplation of a man who was hanged.
deposited
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From this reading They carried him through an alley, up a flight of stairs, and deposited him in an antechamber.
des
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From this reading The carriage, which had been stopped for a minute, resumed its way, passed through the crowd, threaded the Rue St. Honoré, turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and stopped before a low door.
door
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From this reading The carriage, which had been stopped for a minute, resumed its way, passed through the crowd, threaded the Rue St. Honoré, turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and stopped before a low door.
effected
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From this reading All these movements had been effected mechanically, as far as he was concerned.
Enfants
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From this reading The carriage, which had been stopped for a minute, resumed its way, passed through the crowd, threaded the Rue St. Honoré, turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and stopped before a low door.
expectation
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From this reading THE MAN OF MEUNG The crowd was caused, not by the expectation of a man to be hanged, but by the contemplation of a man who was hanged.
far
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From this reading All these movements had been effected mechanically, as far as he was concerned.
flight
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From this reading They carried him through an alley, up a flight of stairs, and deposited him in an antechamber.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The carriage, which had been stopped for a minute, resumed its way, passed through the crowd, threaded the Rue St. Honoré, turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and stopped before a low door.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The door opened; two guards received Bonacieux in their arms from the officer who supported him.
guards
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From this reading The door opened; two guards received Bonacieux in their arms from the officer who supported him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The carriage, which had been stopped for a minute, resumed its way, passed through the crowd, threaded the Rue St. Honoré, turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and stopped before a low door.
hanged
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From this reading THE MAN OF MEUNG The crowd was caused, not by the expectation of a man to be hanged, but by the contemplation of a man who was hanged.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All these movements had been effected mechanically, as far as he was concerned.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The door opened; two guards received Bonacieux in their arms from the officer who supported him.
Honoré
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From this reading The carriage, which had been stopped for a minute, resumed its way, passed through the crowd, threaded the Rue St. Honoré, turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and stopped before a low door.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The door opened; two guards received Bonacieux in their arms from the officer who supported him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The carriage, which had been stopped for a minute, resumed its way, passed through the crowd, threaded the Rue St. Honoré, turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and stopped before a low door.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The carriage, which had been stopped for a minute, resumed its way, passed through the crowd, threaded the Rue St. Honoré, turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and stopped before a low door.
low
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From this reading The carriage, which had been stopped for a minute, resumed its way, passed through the crowd, threaded the Rue St. Honoré, turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and stopped before a low door.
MAN
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From this reading THE MAN OF MEUNG The crowd was caused, not by the expectation of a man to be hanged, but by the contemplation of a man who was hanged.
mechanically
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From this reading All these movements had been effected mechanically, as far as he was concerned.
MEUNG
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From this reading THE MAN OF MEUNG The crowd was caused, not by the expectation of a man to be hanged, but by the contemplation of a man who was hanged.
minute
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From this reading The carriage, which had been stopped for a minute, resumed its way, passed through the crowd, threaded the Rue St. Honoré, turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and stopped before a low door.
movements
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From this reading All these movements had been effected mechanically, as far as he was concerned.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE MAN OF MEUNG The crowd was caused, not by the expectation of a man to be hanged, but by the contemplation of a man who was hanged.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN OF MEUNG The crowd was caused, not by the expectation of a man to be hanged, but by the contemplation of a man who was hanged.
officer
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From this reading The door opened; two guards received Bonacieux in their arms from the officer who supported him.
opened
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From this reading The door opened; two guards received Bonacieux in their arms from the officer who supported him.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The carriage, which had been stopped for a minute, resumed its way, passed through the crowd, threaded the Rue St. Honoré, turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and stopped before a low door.
received
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From this reading The door opened; two guards received Bonacieux in their arms from the officer who supported him.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The carriage, which had been stopped for a minute, resumed its way, passed through the crowd, threaded the Rue St. Honoré, turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and stopped before a low door.
Rue
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From this reading The carriage, which had been stopped for a minute, resumed its way, passed through the crowd, threaded the Rue St. Honoré, turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and stopped before a low door.
St
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From this reading The carriage, which had been stopped for a minute, resumed its way, passed through the crowd, threaded the Rue St. Honoré, turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and stopped before a low door.
stairs
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From this reading They carried him through an alley, up a flight of stairs, and deposited him in an antechamber.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The carriage, which had been stopped for a minute, resumed its way, passed through the crowd, threaded the Rue St. Honoré, turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and stopped before a low door.
supported
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From this reading The door opened; two guards received Bonacieux in their arms from the officer who supported him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN OF MEUNG The crowd was caused, not by the expectation of a man to be hanged, but by the contemplation of a man who was hanged.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The door opened; two guards received Bonacieux in their arms from the officer who supported him.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All these movements had been effected mechanically, as far as he was concerned.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They carried him through an alley, up a flight of stairs, and deposited him in an antechamber.
threaded
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From this reading The carriage, which had been stopped for a minute, resumed its way, passed through the crowd, threaded the Rue St. Honoré, turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and stopped before a low door.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The carriage, which had been stopped for a minute, resumed its way, passed through the crowd, threaded the Rue St. Honoré, turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and stopped before a low door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MAN OF MEUNG The crowd was caused, not by the expectation of a man to be hanged, but by the contemplation of a man who was hanged.
turned
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From this reading The carriage, which had been stopped for a minute, resumed its way, passed through the crowd, threaded the Rue St. Honoré, turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and stopped before a low door.
two
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From this reading The door opened; two guards received Bonacieux in their arms from the officer who supported him.
up
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From this reading They carried him through an alley, up a flight of stairs, and deposited him in an antechamber.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MAN OF MEUNG The crowd was caused, not by the expectation of a man to be hanged, but by the contemplation of a man who was hanged.
way
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From this reading The carriage, which had been stopped for a minute, resumed its way, passed through the crowd, threaded the Rue St. Honoré, turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and stopped before a low door.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The carriage, which had been stopped for a minute, resumed its way, passed through the crowd, threaded the Rue St. Honoré, turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and stopped before a low door.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE MAN OF MEUNG The crowd was caused, not by the expectation of a man to be hanged, but by the contemplation of a man who was hanged.
