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accompanied
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From this reading What _was_ important--what, in the estimation of Monsieur Vicot, distinguished this hour so unenviably from its fellows, was the variety of distressing physical symptoms which, in his own person, inevitably accompanied it.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following Thursday morning, the bell of St. Germain-des-Pres was striking the hour of eleven when Monsieur Jules Vicot opened his eyes, instantly closed them again, and groaned.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT.
any
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From this reading It was the hour which he disliked more than any other of the twenty-four, this of awakening, and from day to day it did not differ in essential details.
awakening
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From this reading It was the hour which he disliked more than any other of the twenty-four, this of awakening, and from day to day it did not differ in essential details.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The weather might be hot or cold, fair or foul, wet or dry--that was one thing and not important.
bell
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From this reading On the following Thursday morning, the bell of St. Germain-des-Pres was striking the hour of eleven when Monsieur Jules Vicot opened his eyes, instantly closed them again, and groaned.
closed
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From this reading On the following Thursday morning, the bell of St. Germain-des-Pres was striking the hour of eleven when Monsieur Jules Vicot opened his eyes, instantly closed them again, and groaned.
cold
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From this reading The weather might be hot or cold, fair or foul, wet or dry--that was one thing and not important.
day
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From this reading It was the hour which he disliked more than any other of the twenty-four, this of awakening, and from day to day it did not differ in essential details.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the hour which he disliked more than any other of the twenty-four, this of awakening, and from day to day it did not differ in essential details.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was the hour which he disliked more than any other of the twenty-four, this of awakening, and from day to day it did not differ in essential details.
differ
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From this reading It was the hour which he disliked more than any other of the twenty-four, this of awakening, and from day to day it did not differ in essential details.
disliked
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From this reading It was the hour which he disliked more than any other of the twenty-four, this of awakening, and from day to day it did not differ in essential details.
distinguished
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From this reading What _was_ important--what, in the estimation of Monsieur Vicot, distinguished this hour so unenviably from its fellows, was the variety of distressing physical symptoms which, in his own person, inevitably accompanied it.
distressing
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From this reading What _was_ important--what, in the estimation of Monsieur Vicot, distinguished this hour so unenviably from its fellows, was the variety of distressing physical symptoms which, in his own person, inevitably accompanied it.
dry
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From this reading The weather might be hot or cold, fair or foul, wet or dry--that was one thing and not important.
eleven
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From this reading On the following Thursday morning, the bell of St. Germain-des-Pres was striking the hour of eleven when Monsieur Jules Vicot opened his eyes, instantly closed them again, and groaned.
essential
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From this reading It was the hour which he disliked more than any other of the twenty-four, this of awakening, and from day to day it did not differ in essential details.
estimation
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From this reading What _was_ important--what, in the estimation of Monsieur Vicot, distinguished this hour so unenviably from its fellows, was the variety of distressing physical symptoms which, in his own person, inevitably accompanied it.
eyes
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From this reading On the following Thursday morning, the bell of St. Germain-des-Pres was striking the hour of eleven when Monsieur Jules Vicot opened his eyes, instantly closed them again, and groaned.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather might be hot or cold, fair or foul, wet or dry--that was one thing and not important.
FAITHFULnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT.
fellows
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From this reading What _was_ important--what, in the estimation of Monsieur Vicot, distinguished this hour so unenviably from its fellows, was the variety of distressing physical symptoms which, in his own person, inevitably accompanied it.
following
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From this reading On the following Thursday morning, the bell of St. Germain-des-Pres was striking the hour of eleven when Monsieur Jules Vicot opened his eyes, instantly closed them again, and groaned.
foul
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From this reading The weather might be hot or cold, fair or foul, wet or dry--that was one thing and not important.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was the hour which he disliked more than any other of the twenty-four, this of awakening, and from day to day it did not differ in essential details.
Germain-des-Pres
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From this reading On the following Thursday morning, the bell of St. Germain-des-Pres was striking the hour of eleven when Monsieur Jules Vicot opened his eyes, instantly closed them again, and groaned.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT.
groaned
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From this reading On the following Thursday morning, the bell of St. Germain-des-Pres was striking the hour of eleven when Monsieur Jules Vicot opened his eyes, instantly closed them again, and groaned.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the hour which he disliked more than any other of the twenty-four, this of awakening, and from day to day it did not differ in essential details.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the following Thursday morning, the bell of St. Germain-des-Pres was striking the hour of eleven when Monsieur Jules Vicot opened his eyes, instantly closed them again, and groaned.
hot
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From this reading The weather might be hot or cold, fair or foul, wet or dry--that was one thing and not important.
hour
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From this reading On the following Thursday morning, the bell of St. Germain-des-Pres was striking the hour of eleven when Monsieur Jules Vicot opened his eyes, instantly closed them again, and groaned.
important
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From this reading The weather might be hot or cold, fair or foul, wet or dry--that was one thing and not important.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the hour which he disliked more than any other of the twenty-four, this of awakening, and from day to day it did not differ in essential details.
inevitably
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From this reading What _was_ important--what, in the estimation of Monsieur Vicot, distinguished this hour so unenviably from its fellows, was the variety of distressing physical symptoms which, in his own person, inevitably accompanied it.
instantly
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From this reading On the following Thursday morning, the bell of St. Germain-des-Pres was striking the hour of eleven when Monsieur Jules Vicot opened his eyes, instantly closed them again, and groaned.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the hour which he disliked more than any other of the twenty-four, this of awakening, and from day to day it did not differ in essential details.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading What _was_ important--what, in the estimation of Monsieur Vicot, distinguished this hour so unenviably from its fellows, was the variety of distressing physical symptoms which, in his own person, inevitably accompanied it.
Jules
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From this reading On the following Thursday morning, the bell of St. Germain-des-Pres was striking the hour of eleven when Monsieur Jules Vicot opened his eyes, instantly closed them again, and groaned.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The weather might be hot or cold, fair or foul, wet or dry--that was one thing and not important.
Monsieur
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From this reading On the following Thursday morning, the bell of St. Germain-des-Pres was striking the hour of eleven when Monsieur Jules Vicot opened his eyes, instantly closed them again, and groaned.
more
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From this reading It was the hour which he disliked more than any other of the twenty-four, this of awakening, and from day to day it did not differ in essential details.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following Thursday morning, the bell of St. Germain-des-Pres was striking the hour of eleven when Monsieur Jules Vicot opened his eyes, instantly closed them again, and groaned.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was the hour which he disliked more than any other of the twenty-four, this of awakening, and from day to day it did not differ in essential details.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the following Thursday morning, the bell of St. Germain-des-Pres was striking the hour of eleven when Monsieur Jules Vicot opened his eyes, instantly closed them again, and groaned.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following Thursday morning, the bell of St. Germain-des-Pres was striking the hour of eleven when Monsieur Jules Vicot opened his eyes, instantly closed them again, and groaned.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The weather might be hot or cold, fair or foul, wet or dry--that was one thing and not important.
opened
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From this reading On the following Thursday morning, the bell of St. Germain-des-Pres was striking the hour of eleven when Monsieur Jules Vicot opened his eyes, instantly closed them again, and groaned.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The weather might be hot or cold, fair or foul, wet or dry--that was one thing and not important.
other
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From this reading It was the hour which he disliked more than any other of the twenty-four, this of awakening, and from day to day it did not differ in essential details.
own
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From this reading What _was_ important--what, in the estimation of Monsieur Vicot, distinguished this hour so unenviably from its fellows, was the variety of distressing physical symptoms which, in his own person, inevitably accompanied it.
person
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From this reading What _was_ important--what, in the estimation of Monsieur Vicot, distinguished this hour so unenviably from its fellows, was the variety of distressing physical symptoms which, in his own person, inevitably accompanied it.
physical
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From this reading What _was_ important--what, in the estimation of Monsieur Vicot, distinguished this hour so unenviably from its fellows, was the variety of distressing physical symptoms which, in his own person, inevitably accompanied it.
SERVANT
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From this reading THE GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What _was_ important--what, in the estimation of Monsieur Vicot, distinguished this hour so unenviably from its fellows, was the variety of distressing physical symptoms which, in his own person, inevitably accompanied it.
St
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From this reading On the following Thursday morning, the bell of St. Germain-des-Pres was striking the hour of eleven when Monsieur Jules Vicot opened his eyes, instantly closed them again, and groaned.
striking
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From this reading On the following Thursday morning, the bell of St. Germain-des-Pres was striking the hour of eleven when Monsieur Jules Vicot opened his eyes, instantly closed them again, and groaned.
symptoms
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From this reading What _was_ important--what, in the estimation of Monsieur Vicot, distinguished this hour so unenviably from its fellows, was the variety of distressing physical symptoms which, in his own person, inevitably accompanied it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was the hour which he disliked more than any other of the twenty-four, this of awakening, and from day to day it did not differ in essential details.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The weather might be hot or cold, fair or foul, wet or dry--that was one thing and not important.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On the following Thursday morning, the bell of St. Germain-des-Pres was striking the hour of eleven when Monsieur Jules Vicot opened his eyes, instantly closed them again, and groaned.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather might be hot or cold, fair or foul, wet or dry--that was one thing and not important.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was the hour which he disliked more than any other of the twenty-four, this of awakening, and from day to day it did not differ in essential details.
Thursday
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From this reading On the following Thursday morning, the bell of St. Germain-des-Pres was striking the hour of eleven when Monsieur Jules Vicot opened his eyes, instantly closed them again, and groaned.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the hour which he disliked more than any other of the twenty-four, this of awakening, and from day to day it did not differ in essential details.
twenty-four
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From this reading It was the hour which he disliked more than any other of the twenty-four, this of awakening, and from day to day it did not differ in essential details.
unenviably
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From this reading What _was_ important--what, in the estimation of Monsieur Vicot, distinguished this hour so unenviably from its fellows, was the variety of distressing physical symptoms which, in his own person, inevitably accompanied it.
variety
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From this reading What _was_ important--what, in the estimation of Monsieur Vicot, distinguished this hour so unenviably from its fellows, was the variety of distressing physical symptoms which, in his own person, inevitably accompanied it.
Vicot
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From this reading On the following Thursday morning, the bell of St. Germain-des-Pres was striking the hour of eleven when Monsieur Jules Vicot opened his eyes, instantly closed them again, and groaned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the following Thursday morning, the bell of St. Germain-des-Pres was striking the hour of eleven when Monsieur Jules Vicot opened his eyes, instantly closed them again, and groaned.
weather
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From this reading The weather might be hot or cold, fair or foul, wet or dry--that was one thing and not important.
wet
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From this reading The weather might be hot or cold, fair or foul, wet or dry--that was one thing and not important.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What _was_ important--what, in the estimation of Monsieur Vicot, distinguished this hour so unenviably from its fellows, was the variety of distressing physical symptoms which, in his own person, inevitably accompanied it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On the following Thursday morning, the bell of St. Germain-des-Pres was striking the hour of eleven when Monsieur Jules Vicot opened his eyes, instantly closed them again, and groaned.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the hour which he disliked more than any other of the twenty-four, this of awakening, and from day to day it did not differ in essential details.
