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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 rose suddenly, with a shiver, and looked down at Jean le Gai.
all
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From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He rose suddenly, with a shiver, and looked down at Jean le Gai.
architect
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From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They no longer touched him, but left him, as it were, a monument to his own folly.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He rose suddenly, with a shiver, and looked down at Jean le Gai.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They no longer touched him, but left him, as it were, a monument to his own folly.
crinkling
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From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
days
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From this reading During the days that followed, Le Pochard stood upon the mantel-corner.
down
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From this reading He rose suddenly, with a shiver, and looked down at Jean le Gai.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the days that followed, Le Pochard stood upon the mantel-corner.
followed
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From this reading During the days that followed, Le Pochard stood upon the mantel-corner.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading They no longer touched him, but left him, as it were, a monument to his own folly.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
further
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From this reading There was no further trace in Grégoire's manner of the mood which had loosed his tongue on the night of his last reading.
Gai
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From this reading He rose suddenly, with a shiver, and looked down at Jean le Gai.
gazing
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From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
gone
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From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
Grégoire's
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From this reading There was no further trace in Grégoire's manner of the mood which had loosed his tongue on the night of his last reading.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was no further trace in Grégoire's manner of the mood which had loosed his tongue on the night of his last reading.
hair
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From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rose suddenly, with a shiver, and looked down at Jean le Gai.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They no longer touched him, but left him, as it were, a monument to his own folly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no further trace in Grégoire's manner of the mood which had loosed his tongue on the night of his last reading.
instant
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From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They no longer touched him, but left him, as it were, a monument to his own folly.
Jean
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From this reading He rose suddenly, with a shiver, and looked down at Jean le Gai.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
le
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From this reading He rose suddenly, with a shiver, and looked down at Jean le Gai.
leaving
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From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They no longer touched him, but left him, as it were, a monument to his own folly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
longer
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From this reading They no longer touched him, but left him, as it were, a monument to his own folly.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rose suddenly, with a shiver, and looked down at Jean le Gai.
loosed
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From this reading There was no further trace in Grégoire's manner of the mood which had loosed his tongue on the night of his last reading.
manner
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From this reading There was no further trace in Grégoire's manner of the mood which had loosed his tongue on the night of his last reading.
mantel-corner
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From this reading During the days that followed, Le Pochard stood upon the mantel-corner.
monument
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From this reading They no longer touched him, but left him, as it were, a monument to his own folly.
mood
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From this reading There was no further trace in Grégoire's manner of the mood which had loosed his tongue on the night of his last reading.
moth
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From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
mute
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From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
night
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From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They no longer touched him, but left him, as it were, a monument to his own folly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
own
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From this reading They no longer touched him, but left him, as it were, a monument to his own folly.
Pochard
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From this reading During the days that followed, Le Pochard stood upon the mantel-corner.
reading
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From this reading There was no further trace in Grégoire's manner of the mood which had loosed his tongue on the night of his last reading.
rose
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From this reading He rose suddenly, with a shiver, and looked down at Jean le Gai.
shiver
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From this reading He rose suddenly, with a shiver, and looked down at Jean le Gai.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the days that followed, Le Pochard stood upon the mantel-corner.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He rose suddenly, with a shiver, and looked down at Jean le Gai.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the days that followed, Le Pochard stood upon the mantel-corner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
then
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From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
There
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From this reading There was no further trace in Grégoire's manner of the mood which had loosed his tongue on the night of his last reading.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They no longer touched him, but left him, as it were, a monument to his own folly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They no longer touched him, but left him, as it were, a monument to his own folly.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no further trace in Grégoire's manner of the mood which had loosed his tongue on the night of his last reading.
touched
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From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
trace
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From this reading There was no further trace in Grégoire's manner of the mood which had loosed his tongue on the night of his last reading.
unworthiest
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From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading During the days that followed, Le Pochard stood upon the mantel-corner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They no longer touched him, but left him, as it were, a monument to his own folly.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was no further trace in Grégoire's manner of the mood which had loosed his tongue on the night of his last reading.
wide-eyed
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From this reading For an instant he touched him on the hair, and then he was gone into the night, leaving the little architect gazing, wide-eyed and mute, at the crinkling ashes of the last, unworthiest moth of all.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He rose suddenly, with a shiver, and looked down at Jean le Gai.
