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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 “LE PETIT HOMME TANT JOLI” SO taken aback were we that for a breath we did not realize who it was.
aback
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From this reading “LE PETIT HOMME TANT JOLI” SO taken aback were we that for a breath we did not realize who it was.
alarmed
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
all
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
almost
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What blind folly!” and, with an oath, he struck his gloved hand on the flap of his holster.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
back
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
blind
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From this reading What blind folly!” and, with an oath, he struck his gloved hand on the flap of his holster.
breath
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From this reading “LE PETIT HOMME TANT JOLI” SO taken aback were we that for a breath we did not realize who it was.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By all the saints!
clatter
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
Coqueville
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From this reading ’Tis Coqueville!
cry
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “LE PETIT HOMME TANT JOLI” SO taken aback were we that for a breath we did not realize who it was.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
flap
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From this reading What blind folly!” and, with an oath, he struck his gloved hand on the flap of his holster.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading What blind folly!” and, with an oath, he struck his gloved hand on the flap of his holster.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “LE PETIT HOMME TANT JOLI” SO taken aback were we that for a breath we did not realize who it was.
gloved
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From this reading What blind folly!” and, with an oath, he struck his gloved hand on the flap of his holster.
hand
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From this reading What blind folly!” and, with an oath, he struck his gloved hand on the flap of his holster.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What blind folly!” and, with an oath, he struck his gloved hand on the flap of his holster.
heard
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What blind folly!” and, with an oath, he struck his gloved hand on the flap of his holster.
holster
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From this reading What blind folly!” and, with an oath, he struck his gloved hand on the flap of his holster.
HOMME
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From this reading “LE PETIT HOMME TANT JOLI” SO taken aback were we that for a breath we did not realize who it was.
hoofs
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
hou
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
iron-shod
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “LE PETIT HOMME TANT JOLI” SO taken aback were we that for a breath we did not realize who it was.
JOLI
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From this reading “LE PETIT HOMME TANT JOLI” SO taken aback were we that for a breath we did not realize who it was.
LE
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From this reading “LE PETIT HOMME TANT JOLI” SO taken aback were we that for a breath we did not realize who it was.
Marcilly
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
moonlight
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “LE PETIT HOMME TANT JOLI” SO taken aback were we that for a breath we did not realize who it was.
oath
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From this reading What blind folly!” and, with an oath, he struck his gloved hand on the flap of his holster.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What blind folly!” and, with an oath, he struck his gloved hand on the flap of his holster.
only
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
out
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
PETIT
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From this reading “LE PETIT HOMME TANT JOLI” SO taken aback were we that for a breath we did not realize who it was.
realize
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From this reading “LE PETIT HOMME TANT JOLI” SO taken aback were we that for a breath we did not realize who it was.
reckless
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
rider
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
riding
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
saints
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From this reading “By all the saints!
shivering
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
shut
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
side
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
SOconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “LE PETIT HOMME TANT JOLI” SO taken aback were we that for a breath we did not realize who it was.
sound
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
stilled
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
street
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What blind folly!” and, with an oath, he struck his gloved hand on the flap of his holster.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
taken
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From this reading “LE PETIT HOMME TANT JOLI” SO taken aback were we that for a breath we did not realize who it was.
TANT
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From this reading “LE PETIT HOMME TANT JOLI” SO taken aback were we that for a breath we did not realize who it was.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “LE PETIT HOMME TANT JOLI” SO taken aback were we that for a breath we did not realize who it was.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
then
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
Tis
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From this reading ’Tis Coqueville!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
turned
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
understanding
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “LE PETIT HOMME TANT JOLI” SO taken aback were we that for a breath we did not realize who it was.
watch
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “LE PETIT HOMME TANT JOLI” SO taken aback were we that for a breath we did not realize who it was.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “LE PETIT HOMME TANT JOLI” SO taken aback were we that for a breath we did not realize who it was.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What blind folly!” and, with an oath, he struck his gloved hand on the flap of his holster.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “LE PETIT HOMME TANT JOLI” SO taken aback were we that for a breath we did not realize who it was.
winter
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From this reading We heard the reckless cry riding back to us through the shivering winter moonlight, we heard the excited “_hou! hou!_” of the alarmed watch, and the clatter of iron-shod hoofs, that stilled suddenly as the rider turned into a side street that shut out all sound, and then, only then, did the understanding of the thing come to us, and Marcilly almost shouted out:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What blind folly!” and, with an oath, he struck his gloved hand on the flap of his holster.
