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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 THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He heard midnight strike from the Oigny church clock, then one after the other from the other neighbouring village towers.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
ANNIVERSARY
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From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The shoe-maker evidently felt the bitterness of the comparison between that peaceful past and this terrible present, for large tears rolled down his cheeks and fell upon the cinders at his feet.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The shoe-maker evidently felt the bitterness of the comparison between that peaceful past and this terrible present, for large tears rolled down his cheeks and fell upon the cinders at his feet.
bitterness
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From this reading The shoe-maker evidently felt the bitterness of the comparison between that peaceful past and this terrible present, for large tears rolled down his cheeks and fell upon the cinders at his feet.
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
made dark by burning or soot made dark by soot, burning, or black marks
From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
ceased
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From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
Chance
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From this reading Chance had led him to the spot where a few months previously his hut had stood.
cheeks
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From this reading The shoe-maker evidently felt the bitterness of the comparison between that peaceful past and this terrible present, for large tears rolled down his cheeks and fell upon the cinders at his feet.
church
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From this reading He heard midnight strike from the Oigny church clock, then one after the other from the other neighbouring village towers.
cinders
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From this reading The shoe-maker evidently felt the bitterness of the comparison between that peaceful past and this terrible present, for large tears rolled down his cheeks and fell upon the cinders at his feet.
clock
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From this reading He heard midnight strike from the Oigny church clock, then one after the other from the other neighbouring village towers.
comparison
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From this reading The shoe-maker evidently felt the bitterness of the comparison between that peaceful past and this terrible present, for large tears rolled down his cheeks and fell upon the cinders at his feet.
cries
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From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
down
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evidently
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From this reading The shoe-maker evidently felt the bitterness of the comparison between that peaceful past and this terrible present, for large tears rolled down his cheeks and fell upon the cinders at his feet.
feet
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From this reading The shoe-maker evidently felt the bitterness of the comparison between that peaceful past and this terrible present, for large tears rolled down his cheeks and fell upon the cinders at his feet.
fell
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From this reading The shoe-maker evidently felt the bitterness of the comparison between that peaceful past and this terrible present, for large tears rolled down his cheeks and fell upon the cinders at his feet.
felt
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From this reading The shoe-maker evidently felt the bitterness of the comparison between that peaceful past and this terrible present, for large tears rolled down his cheeks and fell upon the cinders at his feet.
few
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From this reading Chance had led him to the spot where a few months previously his hut had stood.
flames
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From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The shoe-maker evidently felt the bitterness of the comparison between that peaceful past and this terrible present, for large tears rolled down his cheeks and fell upon the cinders at his feet.
forest
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From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
former
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From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He heard midnight strike from the Oigny church clock, then one after the other from the other neighbouring village towers.
furious
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From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
heap
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From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
heard
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From this reading He heard midnight strike from the Oigny church clock, then one after the other from the other neighbouring village towers.
hearth
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From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
hut
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From this reading Chance had led him to the spot where a few months previously his hut had stood.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
large
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From this reading The shoe-maker evidently felt the bitterness of the comparison between that peaceful past and this terrible present, for large tears rolled down his cheeks and fell upon the cinders at his feet.
led
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From this reading Chance had led him to the spot where a few months previously his hut had stood.
licked
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From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
midnight
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From this reading He heard midnight strike from the Oigny church clock, then one after the other from the other neighbouring village towers.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
months
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From this reading Chance had led him to the spot where a few months previously his hut had stood.
neighbouring
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From this reading He heard midnight strike from the Oigny church clock, then one after the other from the other neighbouring village towers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
notice
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From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
Oigny
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From this reading He heard midnight strike from the Oigny church clock, then one after the other from the other neighbouring village towers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He heard midnight strike from the Oigny church clock, then one after the other from the other neighbouring village towers.
other
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From this reading He heard midnight strike from the Oigny church clock, then one after the other from the other neighbouring village towers.
own
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From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
pace
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From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
past
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From this reading The shoe-maker evidently felt the bitterness of the comparison between that peaceful past and this terrible present, for large tears rolled down his cheeks and fell upon the cinders at his feet.
paused
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From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
peaceful
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From this reading The shoe-maker evidently felt the bitterness of the comparison between that peaceful past and this terrible present, for large tears rolled down his cheeks and fell upon the cinders at his feet.
present
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From this reading The shoe-maker evidently felt the bitterness of the comparison between that peaceful past and this terrible present, for large tears rolled down his cheeks and fell upon the cinders at his feet.
previously
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From this reading Chance had led him to the spot where a few months previously his hut had stood.
pursuers
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From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
recognise
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From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
reigning
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From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
rolled
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From this reading The shoe-maker evidently felt the bitterness of the comparison between that peaceful past and this terrible present, for large tears rolled down his cheeks and fell upon the cinders at his feet.
sat
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From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
shoe-maker
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From this reading The shoe-maker evidently felt the bitterness of the comparison between that peaceful past and this terrible present, for large tears rolled down his cheeks and fell upon the cinders at his feet.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
slackened
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From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
some
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From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
soon
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From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
spot
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From this reading Chance had led him to the spot where a few months previously his hut had stood.
state
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From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
stones
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From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chance had led him to the spot where a few months previously his hut had stood.
strike
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From this reading He heard midnight strike from the Oigny church clock, then one after the other from the other neighbouring village towers.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
tears
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From this reading The shoe-maker evidently felt the bitterness of the comparison between that peaceful past and this terrible present, for large tears rolled down his cheeks and fell upon the cinders at his feet.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The shoe-maker evidently felt the bitterness of the comparison between that peaceful past and this terrible present, for large tears rolled down his cheeks and fell upon the cinders at his feet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
then
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From this reading He heard midnight strike from the Oigny church clock, then one after the other from the other neighbouring village towers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
Thibault
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From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The shoe-maker evidently felt the bitterness of the comparison between that peaceful past and this terrible present, for large tears rolled down his cheeks and fell upon the cinders at his feet.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
towers
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From this reading He heard midnight strike from the Oigny church clock, then one after the other from the other neighbouring village towers.
troubled
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From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The shoe-maker evidently felt the bitterness of the comparison between that peaceful past and this terrible present, for large tears rolled down his cheeks and fell upon the cinders at his feet.
usual
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From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY As soon as Thibault ceased to hear the furious cries of his pursuers behind him, he slackened his pace, and the usual silence again reigning throughout the forest, he paused and sat down on a heap of stones.
village
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From this reading He heard midnight strike from the Oigny church clock, then one after the other from the other neighbouring village towers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He was in such a troubled state of mind that he did not recognise where he was, until he began to notice that some of the stones were blackened, as if they had been licked by flames; they were the stones of his own former hearth.
