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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 Aline serves her three times a day a piece of dry bread, and vegetables boiled in water, without salt, on a common plate of red earth like those they feed the dogs on.
Aline
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From this reading Aline serves her three times a day a piece of dry bread, and vegetables boiled in water, without salt, on a common plate of red earth like those they feed the dogs on.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since she came to Montegnac no one has ever seen her eat, and do you know why?
boiled
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From this reading Aline serves her three times a day a piece of dry bread, and vegetables boiled in water, without salt, on a common plate of red earth like those they feed the dogs on.
boy
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From this reading “She has worn it thirteen years,--ever since she ceased to nurse the boy,” said the old woman.
bread
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From this reading Aline serves her three times a day a piece of dry bread, and vegetables boiled in water, without salt, on a common plate of red earth like those they feed the dogs on.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “She has done miracles here, but if her whole life were known they ought to canonize her.
came
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From this reading Since she came to Montegnac no one has ever seen her eat, and do you know why?
canonize
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From this reading “She has done miracles here, but if her whole life were known they ought to canonize her.
canton
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From this reading Yes, that’s how the woman lives who has given new life to this whole canton.
ceased
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From this reading “She has worn it thirteen years,--ever since she ceased to nurse the boy,” said the old woman.
common
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From this reading Aline serves her three times a day a piece of dry bread, and vegetables boiled in water, without salt, on a common plate of red earth like those they feed the dogs on.
day
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From this reading Aline serves her three times a day a piece of dry bread, and vegetables boiled in water, without salt, on a common plate of red earth like those they feed the dogs on.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Since she came to Montegnac no one has ever seen her eat, and do you know why?
dogs
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From this reading Aline serves her three times a day a piece of dry bread, and vegetables boiled in water, without salt, on a common plate of red earth like those they feed the dogs on.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She has done miracles here, but if her whole life were known they ought to canonize her.
dry
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From this reading Aline serves her three times a day a piece of dry bread, and vegetables boiled in water, without salt, on a common plate of red earth like those they feed the dogs on.
earth
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From this reading Aline serves her three times a day a piece of dry bread, and vegetables boiled in water, without salt, on a common plate of red earth like those they feed the dogs on.
eat
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From this reading Since she came to Montegnac no one has ever seen her eat, and do you know why?
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She has worn it thirteen years,--ever since she ceased to nurse the boy,” said the old woman.
feed
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From this reading Aline serves her three times a day a piece of dry bread, and vegetables boiled in water, without salt, on a common plate of red earth like those they feed the dogs on.
given
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From this reading Yes, that’s how the woman lives who has given new life to this whole canton.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She has worn it thirteen years,--ever since she ceased to nurse the boy,” said the old woman.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “She has done miracles here, but if her whole life were known they ought to canonize her.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She has done miracles here, but if her whole life were known they ought to canonize her.
how
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From this reading Yes, that’s how the woman lives who has given new life to this whole canton.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “She has done miracles here, but if her whole life were known they ought to canonize her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Aline serves her three times a day a piece of dry bread, and vegetables boiled in water, without salt, on a common plate of red earth like those they feed the dogs on.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “She has worn it thirteen years,--ever since she ceased to nurse the boy,” said the old woman.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since she came to Montegnac no one has ever seen her eat, and do you know why?
known
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From this reading “She has done miracles here, but if her whole life were known they ought to canonize her.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She has done miracles here, but if her whole life were known they ought to canonize her.
like
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From this reading Aline serves her three times a day a piece of dry bread, and vegetables boiled in water, without salt, on a common plate of red earth like those they feed the dogs on.
lives
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From this reading Yes, that’s how the woman lives who has given new life to this whole canton.
miracles
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From this reading “She has done miracles here, but if her whole life were known they ought to canonize her.
Montegnac
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From this reading Since she came to Montegnac no one has ever seen her eat, and do you know why?
new
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From this reading Yes, that’s how the woman lives who has given new life to this whole canton.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Since she came to Montegnac no one has ever seen her eat, and do you know why?
nurse
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From this reading “She has worn it thirteen years,--ever since she ceased to nurse the boy,” said the old woman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aline serves her three times a day a piece of dry bread, and vegetables boiled in water, without salt, on a common plate of red earth like those they feed the dogs on.
old
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From this reading “She has worn it thirteen years,--ever since she ceased to nurse the boy,” said the old woman.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Aline serves her three times a day a piece of dry bread, and vegetables boiled in water, without salt, on a common plate of red earth like those they feed the dogs on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Since she came to Montegnac no one has ever seen her eat, and do you know why?
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “She has done miracles here, but if her whole life were known they ought to canonize her.
piece
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From this reading Aline serves her three times a day a piece of dry bread, and vegetables boiled in water, without salt, on a common plate of red earth like those they feed the dogs on.
plate
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From this reading Aline serves her three times a day a piece of dry bread, and vegetables boiled in water, without salt, on a common plate of red earth like those they feed the dogs on.
red
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From this reading Aline serves her three times a day a piece of dry bread, and vegetables boiled in water, without salt, on a common plate of red earth like those they feed the dogs on.
said
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From this reading “She has worn it thirteen years,--ever since she ceased to nurse the boy,” said the old woman.
salt
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From this reading Aline serves her three times a day a piece of dry bread, and vegetables boiled in water, without salt, on a common plate of red earth like those they feed the dogs on.
seen
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From this reading Since she came to Montegnac no one has ever seen her eat, and do you know why?
serves
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From this reading Aline serves her three times a day a piece of dry bread, and vegetables boiled in water, without salt, on a common plate of red earth like those they feed the dogs on.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She has worn it thirteen years,--ever since she ceased to nurse the boy,” said the old woman.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “She has worn it thirteen years,--ever since she ceased to nurse the boy,” said the old woman.
that's
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From this reading Yes, that’s how the woman lives who has given new life to this whole canton.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “She has worn it thirteen years,--ever since she ceased to nurse the boy,” said the old woman.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She has done miracles here, but if her whole life were known they ought to canonize her.
thirteen
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From this reading “She has worn it thirteen years,--ever since she ceased to nurse the boy,” said the old woman.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yes, that’s how the woman lives who has given new life to this whole canton.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Aline serves her three times a day a piece of dry bread, and vegetables boiled in water, without salt, on a common plate of red earth like those they feed the dogs on.
three
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From this reading Aline serves her three times a day a piece of dry bread, and vegetables boiled in water, without salt, on a common plate of red earth like those they feed the dogs on.
times
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From this reading Aline serves her three times a day a piece of dry bread, and vegetables boiled in water, without salt, on a common plate of red earth like those they feed the dogs on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She has worn it thirteen years,--ever since she ceased to nurse the boy,” said the old woman.
vegetables
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From this reading Aline serves her three times a day a piece of dry bread, and vegetables boiled in water, without salt, on a common plate of red earth like those they feed the dogs on.
water
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From this reading Aline serves her three times a day a piece of dry bread, and vegetables boiled in water, without salt, on a common plate of red earth like those they feed the dogs on.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “She has done miracles here, but if her whole life were known they ought to canonize her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Yes, that’s how the woman lives who has given new life to this whole canton.
whole
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From this reading “She has done miracles here, but if her whole life were known they ought to canonize her.
why
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From this reading Since she came to Montegnac no one has ever seen her eat, and do you know why?
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Aline serves her three times a day a piece of dry bread, and vegetables boiled in water, without salt, on a common plate of red earth like those they feed the dogs on.
woman
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From this reading “She has worn it thirteen years,--ever since she ceased to nurse the boy,” said the old woman.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “She has worn it thirteen years,--ever since she ceased to nurse the boy,” said the old woman.
years
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From this reading “She has worn it thirteen years,--ever since she ceased to nurse the boy,” said the old woman.
Yes
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From this reading Yes, that’s how the woman lives who has given new life to this whole canton.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Since she came to Montegnac no one has ever seen her eat, and do you know why?
