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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 His hut was burnt, he was without a friend, and like Cain, he was a wanderer on the face of the earth.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He turned to the unfailing shelter of the forest, and there made his way to the lower end of Chavigny; as the day was breaking he came across a solitary house, and asked if he could buy some bread.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TRUE TO TRYST On quitting the Countess’s room, Thibault had left the castle by the way which he had described to her, and soon found himself safe beyond its walls and outside the park.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The woman belonging to it, her husband being away, gave him some, but refused to receive payment for it; his appearance frightened her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He turned to the unfailing shelter of the forest, and there made his way to the lower end of Chavigny; as the day was breaking he came across a solitary house, and asked if he could buy some bread.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He turned to the unfailing shelter of the forest, and there made his way to the lower end of Chavigny; as the day was breaking he came across a solitary house, and asked if he could buy some bread.
away
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From this reading The woman belonging to it, her husband being away, gave him some, but refused to receive payment for it; his appearance frightened her.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The woman belonging to it, her husband being away, gave him some, but refused to receive payment for it; his appearance frightened her.
belonging
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From this reading The woman belonging to it, her husband being away, gave him some, but refused to receive payment for it; his appearance frightened her.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading TRUE TO TRYST On quitting the Countess’s room, Thibault had left the castle by the way which he had described to her, and soon found himself safe beyond its walls and outside the park.
bread
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From this reading He turned to the unfailing shelter of the forest, and there made his way to the lower end of Chavigny; as the day was breaking he came across a solitary house, and asked if he could buy some bread.
breaking
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From this reading He turned to the unfailing shelter of the forest, and there made his way to the lower end of Chavigny; as the day was breaking he came across a solitary house, and asked if he could buy some bread.
burnt
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From this reading His hut was burnt, he was without a friend, and like Cain, he was a wanderer on the face of the earth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The woman belonging to it, her husband being away, gave him some, but refused to receive payment for it; his appearance frightened her.
buy
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From this reading He turned to the unfailing shelter of the forest, and there made his way to the lower end of Chavigny; as the day was breaking he came across a solitary house, and asked if he could buy some bread.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading TRUE TO TRYST On quitting the Countess’s room, Thibault had left the castle by the way which he had described to her, and soon found himself safe beyond its walls and outside the park.
Cain
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From this reading His hut was burnt, he was without a friend, and like Cain, he was a wanderer on the face of the earth.
came
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From this reading He turned to the unfailing shelter of the forest, and there made his way to the lower end of Chavigny; as the day was breaking he came across a solitary house, and asked if he could buy some bread.
castle
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From this reading TRUE TO TRYST On quitting the Countess’s room, Thibault had left the castle by the way which he had described to her, and soon found himself safe beyond its walls and outside the park.
Chavigny
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From this reading He turned to the unfailing shelter of the forest, and there made his way to the lower end of Chavigny; as the day was breaking he came across a solitary house, and asked if he could buy some bread.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He turned to the unfailing shelter of the forest, and there made his way to the lower end of Chavigny; as the day was breaking he came across a solitary house, and asked if he could buy some bread.
Countess's
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day
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From this reading He turned to the unfailing shelter of the forest, and there made his way to the lower end of Chavigny; as the day was breaking he came across a solitary house, and asked if he could buy some bread.
described
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From this reading TRUE TO TRYST On quitting the Countess’s room, Thibault had left the castle by the way which he had described to her, and soon found himself safe beyond its walls and outside the park.
earth
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From this reading His hut was burnt, he was without a friend, and like Cain, he was a wanderer on the face of the earth.
end
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From this reading He turned to the unfailing shelter of the forest, and there made his way to the lower end of Chavigny; as the day was breaking he came across a solitary house, and asked if he could buy some bread.
face
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From this reading His hut was burnt, he was without a friend, and like Cain, he was a wanderer on the face of the earth.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now, for the first time in his life, Thibault had really nowhere to go.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And now, for the first time in his life, Thibault had really nowhere to go.
forest
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From this reading He turned to the unfailing shelter of the forest, and there made his way to the lower end of Chavigny; as the day was breaking he came across a solitary house, and asked if he could buy some bread.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TRUE TO TRYST On quitting the Countess’s room, Thibault had left the castle by the way which he had described to her, and soon found himself safe beyond its walls and outside the park.
friend
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From this reading His hut was burnt, he was without a friend, and like Cain, he was a wanderer on the face of the earth.
frightened
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From this reading The woman belonging to it, her husband being away, gave him some, but refused to receive payment for it; his appearance frightened her.
gave
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From this reading The woman belonging to it, her husband being away, gave him some, but refused to receive payment for it; his appearance frightened her.
go
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From this reading And now, for the first time in his life, Thibault had really nowhere to go.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TRUE TO TRYST On quitting the Countess’s room, Thibault had left the castle by the way which he had described to her, and soon found himself safe beyond its walls and outside the park.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TRUE TO TRYST On quitting the Countess’s room, Thibault had left the castle by the way which he had described to her, and soon found himself safe beyond its walls and outside the park.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TRUE TO TRYST On quitting the Countess’s room, Thibault had left the castle by the way which he had described to her, and soon found himself safe beyond its walls and outside the park.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The woman belonging to it, her husband being away, gave him some, but refused to receive payment for it; his appearance frightened her.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading TRUE TO TRYST On quitting the Countess’s room, Thibault had left the castle by the way which he had described to her, and soon found himself safe beyond its walls and outside the park.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And now, for the first time in his life, Thibault had really nowhere to go.
house
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From this reading He turned to the unfailing shelter of the forest, and there made his way to the lower end of Chavigny; as the day was breaking he came across a solitary house, and asked if he could buy some bread.
husband
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From this reading The woman belonging to it, her husband being away, gave him some, but refused to receive payment for it; his appearance frightened her.
hut
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From this reading His hut was burnt, he was without a friend, and like Cain, he was a wanderer on the face of the earth.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He turned to the unfailing shelter of the forest, and there made his way to the lower end of Chavigny; as the day was breaking he came across a solitary house, and asked if he could buy some bread.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And now, for the first time in his life, Thibault had really nowhere to go.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The woman belonging to it, her husband being away, gave him some, but refused to receive payment for it; his appearance frightened her.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading TRUE TO TRYST On quitting the Countess’s room, Thibault had left the castle by the way which he had described to her, and soon found himself safe beyond its walls and outside the park.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TRUE TO TRYST On quitting the Countess’s room, Thibault had left the castle by the way which he had described to her, and soon found himself safe beyond its walls and outside the park.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now, for the first time in his life, Thibault had really nowhere to go.
like
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From this reading His hut was burnt, he was without a friend, and like Cain, he was a wanderer on the face of the earth.
lower
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From this reading He turned to the unfailing shelter of the forest, and there made his way to the lower end of Chavigny; as the day was breaking he came across a solitary house, and asked if he could buy some bread.
made
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From this reading He turned to the unfailing shelter of the forest, and there made his way to the lower end of Chavigny; as the day was breaking he came across a solitary house, and asked if he could buy some bread.
now
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From this reading And now, for the first time in his life, Thibault had really nowhere to go.
nowhere
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From this reading And now, for the first time in his life, Thibault had really nowhere to go.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His hut was burnt, he was without a friend, and like Cain, he was a wanderer on the face of the earth.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TRUE TO TRYST On quitting the Countess’s room, Thibault had left the castle by the way which he had described to her, and soon found himself safe beyond its walls and outside the park.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TRUE TO TRYST On quitting the Countess’s room, Thibault had left the castle by the way which he had described to her, and soon found himself safe beyond its walls and outside the park.
park
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From this reading TRUE TO TRYST On quitting the Countess’s room, Thibault had left the castle by the way which he had described to her, and soon found himself safe beyond its walls and outside the park.
payment
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From this reading The woman belonging to it, her husband being away, gave him some, but refused to receive payment for it; his appearance frightened her.
quitting
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From this reading TRUE TO TRYST On quitting the Countess’s room, Thibault had left the castle by the way which he had described to her, and soon found himself safe beyond its walls and outside the park.
really
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From this reading And now, for the first time in his life, Thibault had really nowhere to go.
receive
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From this reading The woman belonging to it, her husband being away, gave him some, but refused to receive payment for it; his appearance frightened her.
refused
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From this reading The woman belonging to it, her husband being away, gave him some, but refused to receive payment for it; his appearance frightened her.
room
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safe
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shelter
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From this reading He turned to the unfailing shelter of the forest, and there made his way to the lower end of Chavigny; as the day was breaking he came across a solitary house, and asked if he could buy some bread.
solitary
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From this reading He turned to the unfailing shelter of the forest, and there made his way to the lower end of Chavigny; as the day was breaking he came across a solitary house, and asked if he could buy some bread.
some
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From this reading He turned to the unfailing shelter of the forest, and there made his way to the lower end of Chavigny; as the day was breaking he came across a solitary house, and asked if he could buy some bread.
soon
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From this reading TRUE TO TRYST On quitting the Countess’s room, Thibault had left the castle by the way which he had described to her, and soon found himself safe beyond its walls and outside the park.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TRUE TO TRYST On quitting the Countess’s room, Thibault had left the castle by the way which he had described to her, and soon found himself safe beyond its walls and outside the park.
there
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From this reading He turned to the unfailing shelter of the forest, and there made his way to the lower end of Chavigny; as the day was breaking he came across a solitary house, and asked if he could buy some bread.
Thibault
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From this reading TRUE TO TRYST On quitting the Countess’s room, Thibault had left the castle by the way which he had described to her, and soon found himself safe beyond its walls and outside the park.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now, for the first time in his life, Thibault had really nowhere to go.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TRUE TO TRYST On quitting the Countess’s room, Thibault had left the castle by the way which he had described to her, and soon found himself safe beyond its walls and outside the park.
TRUE
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From this reading TRUE TO TRYST On quitting the Countess’s room, Thibault had left the castle by the way which he had described to her, and soon found himself safe beyond its walls and outside the park.
TRYST
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From this reading TRUE TO TRYST On quitting the Countess’s room, Thibault had left the castle by the way which he had described to her, and soon found himself safe beyond its walls and outside the park.
turned
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From this reading He turned to the unfailing shelter of the forest, and there made his way to the lower end of Chavigny; as the day was breaking he came across a solitary house, and asked if he could buy some bread.
unfailing
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From this reading He turned to the unfailing shelter of the forest, and there made his way to the lower end of Chavigny; as the day was breaking he came across a solitary house, and asked if he could buy some bread.
walls
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From this reading TRUE TO TRYST On quitting the Countess’s room, Thibault had left the castle by the way which he had described to her, and soon found himself safe beyond its walls and outside the park.
wanderer
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From this reading His hut was burnt, he was without a friend, and like Cain, he was a wanderer on the face of the earth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His hut was burnt, he was without a friend, and like Cain, he was a wanderer on the face of the earth.
way
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From this reading TRUE TO TRYST On quitting the Countess’s room, Thibault had left the castle by the way which he had described to her, and soon found himself safe beyond its walls and outside the park.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading TRUE TO TRYST On quitting the Countess’s room, Thibault had left the castle by the way which he had described to her, and soon found himself safe beyond its walls and outside the park.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading His hut was burnt, he was without a friend, and like Cain, he was a wanderer on the face of the earth.
woman
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From this reading The woman belonging to it, her husband being away, gave him some, but refused to receive payment for it; his appearance frightened her.
