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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 “Alas!” replied Landry, “last Thursday, in a moment of despair, meeting the recruiting-sergeant at the _Dauphin_ Inn, I enlisted.”
advancing
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From this reading THIBAULT’S WISHES The widow, on perceiving the effect which the sight of the soldiers advancing towards the mill had upon Landry, was almost as frightened as the lad himself.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah! dear God!” she cried, “what is the matter, my poor Landry?”
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas!” replied Landry, “last Thursday, in a moment of despair, meeting the recruiting-sergeant at the _Dauphin_ Inn, I enlisted.”
almost
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From this reading THIBAULT’S WISHES The widow, on perceiving the effect which the sight of the soldiers advancing towards the mill had upon Landry, was almost as frightened as the lad himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “In a moment of despair!” exclaimed the mistress of the mill, “and why were you in despair?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THIBAULT’S WISHES The widow, on perceiving the effect which the sight of the soldiers advancing towards the mill had upon Landry, was almost as frightened as the lad himself.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Say, what is the matter?” asked Thibault in his turn.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Alas!” replied Landry, “last Thursday, in a moment of despair, meeting the recruiting-sergeant at the _Dauphin_ Inn, I enlisted.”
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah! dear God!” she cried, “what is the matter, my poor Landry?”
Dauphin
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From this reading “Alas!” replied Landry, “last Thursday, in a moment of despair, meeting the recruiting-sergeant at the _Dauphin_ Inn, I enlisted.”
dear
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From this reading “Ah! dear God!” she cried, “what is the matter, my poor Landry?”
despair
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From this reading “Alas!” replied Landry, “last Thursday, in a moment of despair, meeting the recruiting-sergeant at the _Dauphin_ Inn, I enlisted.”
effect
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From this reading THIBAULT’S WISHES The widow, on perceiving the effect which the sight of the soldiers advancing towards the mill had upon Landry, was almost as frightened as the lad himself.
enlisted
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From this reading “Alas!” replied Landry, “last Thursday, in a moment of despair, meeting the recruiting-sergeant at the _Dauphin_ Inn, I enlisted.”
exclaimed
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From this reading “In a moment of despair!” exclaimed the mistress of the mill, “and why were you in despair?”
frightened
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From this reading THIBAULT’S WISHES The widow, on perceiving the effect which the sight of the soldiers advancing towards the mill had upon Landry, was almost as frightened as the lad himself.
God
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From this reading “Ah! dear God!” she cried, “what is the matter, my poor Landry?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THIBAULT’S WISHES The widow, on perceiving the effect which the sight of the soldiers advancing towards the mill had upon Landry, was almost as frightened as the lad himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THIBAULT’S WISHES The widow, on perceiving the effect which the sight of the soldiers advancing towards the mill had upon Landry, was almost as frightened as the lad himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Say, what is the matter?” asked Thibault in his turn.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Alas!” replied Landry, “last Thursday, in a moment of despair, meeting the recruiting-sergeant at the _Dauphin_ Inn, I enlisted.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Say, what is the matter?” asked Thibault in his turn.
Inn
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From this reading “Alas!” replied Landry, “last Thursday, in a moment of despair, meeting the recruiting-sergeant at the _Dauphin_ Inn, I enlisted.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ah! dear God!” she cried, “what is the matter, my poor Landry?”
lad
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From this reading THIBAULT’S WISHES The widow, on perceiving the effect which the sight of the soldiers advancing towards the mill had upon Landry, was almost as frightened as the lad himself.
Landry
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From this reading THIBAULT’S WISHES The widow, on perceiving the effect which the sight of the soldiers advancing towards the mill had upon Landry, was almost as frightened as the lad himself.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Alas!” replied Landry, “last Thursday, in a moment of despair, meeting the recruiting-sergeant at the _Dauphin_ Inn, I enlisted.”
matter
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From this reading “Ah! dear God!” she cried, “what is the matter, my poor Landry?”
meeting
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From this reading “Alas!” replied Landry, “last Thursday, in a moment of despair, meeting the recruiting-sergeant at the _Dauphin_ Inn, I enlisted.”
mill
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From this reading THIBAULT’S WISHES The widow, on perceiving the effect which the sight of the soldiers advancing towards the mill had upon Landry, was almost as frightened as the lad himself.
mistress
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From this reading “In a moment of despair!” exclaimed the mistress of the mill, “and why were you in despair?”
moment
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From this reading “Alas!” replied Landry, “last Thursday, in a moment of despair, meeting the recruiting-sergeant at the _Dauphin_ Inn, I enlisted.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ah! dear God!” she cried, “what is the matter, my poor Landry?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THIBAULT’S WISHES The widow, on perceiving the effect which the sight of the soldiers advancing towards the mill had upon Landry, was almost as frightened as the lad himself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THIBAULT’S WISHES The widow, on perceiving the effect which the sight of the soldiers advancing towards the mill had upon Landry, was almost as frightened as the lad himself.
perceiving
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From this reading THIBAULT’S WISHES The widow, on perceiving the effect which the sight of the soldiers advancing towards the mill had upon Landry, was almost as frightened as the lad himself.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah! dear God!” she cried, “what is the matter, my poor Landry?”
recruiting-sergeant
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From this reading “Alas!” replied Landry, “last Thursday, in a moment of despair, meeting the recruiting-sergeant at the _Dauphin_ Inn, I enlisted.”
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Alas!” replied Landry, “last Thursday, in a moment of despair, meeting the recruiting-sergeant at the _Dauphin_ Inn, I enlisted.”
Say
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From this reading “Say, what is the matter?” asked Thibault in his turn.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah! dear God!” she cried, “what is the matter, my poor Landry?”
sight
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From this reading THIBAULT’S WISHES The widow, on perceiving the effect which the sight of the soldiers advancing towards the mill had upon Landry, was almost as frightened as the lad himself.
soldiers
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From this reading THIBAULT’S WISHES The widow, on perceiving the effect which the sight of the soldiers advancing towards the mill had upon Landry, was almost as frightened as the lad himself.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THIBAULT’S WISHES The widow, on perceiving the effect which the sight of the soldiers advancing towards the mill had upon Landry, was almost as frightened as the lad himself.
Thibault
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From this reading “Say, what is the matter?” asked Thibault in his turn.
THIBAULT'S
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From this reading THIBAULT’S WISHES The widow, on perceiving the effect which the sight of the soldiers advancing towards the mill had upon Landry, was almost as frightened as the lad himself.
Thursday
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From this reading “Alas!” replied Landry, “last Thursday, in a moment of despair, meeting the recruiting-sergeant at the _Dauphin_ Inn, I enlisted.”
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading THIBAULT’S WISHES The widow, on perceiving the effect which the sight of the soldiers advancing towards the mill had upon Landry, was almost as frightened as the lad himself.
turn
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From this reading “Say, what is the matter?” asked Thibault in his turn.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THIBAULT’S WISHES The widow, on perceiving the effect which the sight of the soldiers advancing towards the mill had upon Landry, was almost as frightened as the lad himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THIBAULT’S WISHES The widow, on perceiving the effect which the sight of the soldiers advancing towards the mill had upon Landry, was almost as frightened as the lad himself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “In a moment of despair!” exclaimed the mistress of the mill, “and why were you in despair?”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Ah! dear God!” she cried, “what is the matter, my poor Landry?”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THIBAULT’S WISHES The widow, on perceiving the effect which the sight of the soldiers advancing towards the mill had upon Landry, was almost as frightened as the lad himself.
why
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From this reading “In a moment of despair!” exclaimed the mistress of the mill, “and why were you in despair?”
widow
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From this reading THIBAULT’S WISHES The widow, on perceiving the effect which the sight of the soldiers advancing towards the mill had upon Landry, was almost as frightened as the lad himself.
WISHES
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From this reading THIBAULT’S WISHES The widow, on perceiving the effect which the sight of the soldiers advancing towards the mill had upon Landry, was almost as frightened as the lad himself.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “In a moment of despair!” exclaimed the mistress of the mill, “and why were you in despair?”
