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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 He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the third time he listened.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
approach
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From this reading He thought he heard a hesitating step approach the door.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CHARTREUSE OF SEILLON The traveller found the statue he sought standing in the niche at the right of the great door.
base
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From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
bell
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From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
CHARTREUSE
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From this reading THE CHARTREUSE OF SEILLON The traveller found the statue he sought standing in the niche at the right of the great door.
close
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From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
door
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From this reading THE CHARTREUSE OF SEILLON The traveller found the statue he sought standing in the niche at the right of the great door.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
felt
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From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CHARTREUSE OF SEILLON The traveller found the statue he sought standing in the niche at the right of the great door.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CHARTREUSE OF SEILLON The traveller found the statue he sought standing in the niche at the right of the great door.
guessed
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From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
hand
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From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CHARTREUSE OF SEILLON The traveller found the statue he sought standing in the niche at the right of the great door.
heard
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From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
hesitating
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From this reading He thought he heard a hesitating step approach the door.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
horse
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From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CHARTREUSE OF SEILLON The traveller found the statue he sought standing in the niche at the right of the great door.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
listened
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From this reading After the third time he listened.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
niche
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From this reading THE CHARTREUSE OF SEILLON The traveller found the statue he sought standing in the niche at the right of the great door.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CHARTREUSE OF SEILLON The traveller found the statue he sought standing in the niche at the right of the great door.
pedestal
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From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
rather
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From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
reached
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From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This he repeated three times.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CHARTREUSE OF SEILLON The traveller found the statue he sought standing in the niche at the right of the great door.
ring
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From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
SEILLON
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From this reading THE CHARTREUSE OF SEILLON The traveller found the statue he sought standing in the niche at the right of the great door.
slipped
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From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
sought
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From this reading THE CHARTREUSE OF SEILLON The traveller found the statue he sought standing in the niche at the right of the great door.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CHARTREUSE OF SEILLON The traveller found the statue he sought standing in the niche at the right of the great door.
statue
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From this reading THE CHARTREUSE OF SEILLON The traveller found the statue he sought standing in the niche at the right of the great door.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought he heard a hesitating step approach the door.
stirrups
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From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHARTREUSE OF SEILLON The traveller found the statue he sought standing in the niche at the right of the great door.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the third time he listened.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This he repeated three times.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought he heard a hesitating step approach the door.
three
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From this reading This he repeated three times.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the third time he listened.
times
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From this reading This he repeated three times.
tinkling
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From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
traveller
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From this reading THE CHARTREUSE OF SEILLON The traveller found the statue he sought standing in the niche at the right of the great door.
up
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From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
wall
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From this reading He brought his horse close to the wall, and standing up in his stirrups, he reached the base of the pedestal of the statue; he slipped his hand into it, felt a ring, drew it to him, and guessed at rather than heard the tinkling of a little bell.
