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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 A few moments later Michu returned home, his face pale, his features contracted.
act
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From this reading This act, which enabled Marthe to draw a long breath like one relieved of a great burden, greatly puzzled Violette.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Michu took a chair and sat down quietly before the fire, into which he threw a letter which he drew from a tin tube such as are given to soldiers to hold their papers.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Michu took a chair and sat down quietly before the fire, into which he threw a letter which he drew from a tin tube such as are given to soldiers to hold their papers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Michu took a chair and sat down quietly before the fire, into which he threw a letter which he drew from a tin tube such as are given to soldiers to hold their papers.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Michu took a chair and sat down quietly before the fire, into which he threw a letter which he drew from a tin tube such as are given to soldiers to hold their papers.
breath
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From this reading This act, which enabled Marthe to draw a long breath like one relieved of a great burden, greatly puzzled Violette.
burden
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From this reading This act, which enabled Marthe to draw a long breath like one relieved of a great burden, greatly puzzled Violette.
chair
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From this reading Michu took a chair and sat down quietly before the fire, into which he threw a letter which he drew from a tin tube such as are given to soldiers to hold their papers.
contracted
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From this reading A few moments later Michu returned home, his face pale, his features contracted.
down
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From this reading Michu took a chair and sat down quietly before the fire, into which he threw a letter which he drew from a tin tube such as are given to soldiers to hold their papers.
draw
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From this reading This act, which enabled Marthe to draw a long breath like one relieved of a great burden, greatly puzzled Violette.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Michu took a chair and sat down quietly before the fire, into which he threw a letter which he drew from a tin tube such as are given to soldiers to hold their papers.
enabled
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From this reading This act, which enabled Marthe to draw a long breath like one relieved of a great burden, greatly puzzled Violette.
face
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From this reading A few moments later Michu returned home, his face pale, his features contracted.
features
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From this reading A few moments later Michu returned home, his face pale, his features contracted.
few
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From this reading A few moments later Michu returned home, his face pale, his features contracted.
fire
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From this reading Michu took a chair and sat down quietly before the fire, into which he threw a letter which he drew from a tin tube such as are given to soldiers to hold their papers.
frightened
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From this reading “What is the matter?” said his wife, frightened.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Michu took a chair and sat down quietly before the fire, into which he threw a letter which he drew from a tin tube such as are given to soldiers to hold their papers.
given
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From this reading Michu took a chair and sat down quietly before the fire, into which he threw a letter which he drew from a tin tube such as are given to soldiers to hold their papers.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This act, which enabled Marthe to draw a long breath like one relieved of a great burden, greatly puzzled Violette.
greatly
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From this reading This act, which enabled Marthe to draw a long breath like one relieved of a great burden, greatly puzzled Violette.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Nothing,” he replied, seeing Violette whose presence silenced him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Nothing,” he replied, seeing Violette whose presence silenced him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A few moments later Michu returned home, his face pale, his features contracted.
hold
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From this reading Michu took a chair and sat down quietly before the fire, into which he threw a letter which he drew from a tin tube such as are given to soldiers to hold their papers.
home
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From this reading A few moments later Michu returned home, his face pale, his features contracted.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Michu took a chair and sat down quietly before the fire, into which he threw a letter which he drew from a tin tube such as are given to soldiers to hold their papers.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is the matter?” said his wife, frightened.
later
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From this reading A few moments later Michu returned home, his face pale, his features contracted.
letter
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From this reading Michu took a chair and sat down quietly before the fire, into which he threw a letter which he drew from a tin tube such as are given to soldiers to hold their papers.
like
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From this reading This act, which enabled Marthe to draw a long breath like one relieved of a great burden, greatly puzzled Violette.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This act, which enabled Marthe to draw a long breath like one relieved of a great burden, greatly puzzled Violette.
Marthe
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From this reading This act, which enabled Marthe to draw a long breath like one relieved of a great burden, greatly puzzled Violette.
matter
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From this reading “What is the matter?” said his wife, frightened.
Michu
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From this reading A few moments later Michu returned home, his face pale, his features contracted.
moments
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From this reading A few moments later Michu returned home, his face pale, his features contracted.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing,” he replied, seeing Violette whose presence silenced him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This act, which enabled Marthe to draw a long breath like one relieved of a great burden, greatly puzzled Violette.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This act, which enabled Marthe to draw a long breath like one relieved of a great burden, greatly puzzled Violette.
pale
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From this reading A few moments later Michu returned home, his face pale, his features contracted.
papers
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From this reading Michu took a chair and sat down quietly before the fire, into which he threw a letter which he drew from a tin tube such as are given to soldiers to hold their papers.
presence
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From this reading “Nothing,” he replied, seeing Violette whose presence silenced him.
puzzled
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From this reading This act, which enabled Marthe to draw a long breath like one relieved of a great burden, greatly puzzled Violette.
quietly
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From this reading Michu took a chair and sat down quietly before the fire, into which he threw a letter which he drew from a tin tube such as are given to soldiers to hold their papers.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This act, which enabled Marthe to draw a long breath like one relieved of a great burden, greatly puzzled Violette.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nothing,” he replied, seeing Violette whose presence silenced him.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few moments later Michu returned home, his face pale, his features contracted.
said
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From this reading “What is the matter?” said his wife, frightened.
sat
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From this reading Michu took a chair and sat down quietly before the fire, into which he threw a letter which he drew from a tin tube such as are given to soldiers to hold their papers.
seeing
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From this reading “Nothing,” he replied, seeing Violette whose presence silenced him.
silenced
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From this reading “Nothing,” he replied, seeing Violette whose presence silenced him.
soldiers
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From this reading Michu took a chair and sat down quietly before the fire, into which he threw a letter which he drew from a tin tube such as are given to soldiers to hold their papers.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Michu took a chair and sat down quietly before the fire, into which he threw a letter which he drew from a tin tube such as are given to soldiers to hold their papers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What is the matter?” said his wife, frightened.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Michu took a chair and sat down quietly before the fire, into which he threw a letter which he drew from a tin tube such as are given to soldiers to hold their papers.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This act, which enabled Marthe to draw a long breath like one relieved of a great burden, greatly puzzled Violette.
threw
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From this reading Michu took a chair and sat down quietly before the fire, into which he threw a letter which he drew from a tin tube such as are given to soldiers to hold their papers.
tin
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From this reading Michu took a chair and sat down quietly before the fire, into which he threw a letter which he drew from a tin tube such as are given to soldiers to hold their papers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Michu took a chair and sat down quietly before the fire, into which he threw a letter which he drew from a tin tube such as are given to soldiers to hold their papers.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Michu took a chair and sat down quietly before the fire, into which he threw a letter which he drew from a tin tube such as are given to soldiers to hold their papers.
tube
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From this reading Michu took a chair and sat down quietly before the fire, into which he threw a letter which he drew from a tin tube such as are given to soldiers to hold their papers.
Violette
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From this reading “Nothing,” he replied, seeing Violette whose presence silenced him.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is the matter?” said his wife, frightened.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Michu took a chair and sat down quietly before the fire, into which he threw a letter which he drew from a tin tube such as are given to soldiers to hold their papers.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading “Nothing,” he replied, seeing Violette whose presence silenced him.
wife
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From this reading “What is the matter?” said his wife, frightened.
