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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 WILL The church was draped in black, and over the door a large escutcheon surmounted by a coronet announced to the passers-by that a nobleman was being buried.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When Georges du Roy and his wife left the church, they walked along side by side on their way home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WILL The church was draped in black, and over the door a large escutcheon surmounted by a coronet announced to the passers-by that a nobleman was being buried.
announced
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From this reading THE WILL The church was draped in black, and over the door a large escutcheon surmounted by a coronet announced to the passers-by that a nobleman was being buried.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At length Georges said, as if talking to himself: "Truly it is very astonishing!"
astonishing
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From this reading At length Georges said, as if talking to himself: "Truly it is very astonishing!"
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length Georges said, as if talking to himself: "Truly it is very astonishing!"
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THE WILL The church was draped in black, and over the door a large escutcheon surmounted by a coronet announced to the passers-by that a nobleman was being buried.
black
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From this reading THE WILL The church was draped in black, and over the door a large escutcheon surmounted by a coronet announced to the passers-by that a nobleman was being buried.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They did not speak; they were both preoccupied.
buried
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From this reading THE WILL The church was draped in black, and over the door a large escutcheon surmounted by a coronet announced to the passers-by that a nobleman was being buried.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE WILL The church was draped in black, and over the door a large escutcheon surmounted by a coronet announced to the passers-by that a nobleman was being buried.
ceremony
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From this reading The ceremony was just over; those present went out slowly, passing by the coffin, and by Count de Vaudrec's nephew, who shook hands and returned salutations.
church
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From this reading THE WILL The church was draped in black, and over the door a large escutcheon surmounted by a coronet announced to the passers-by that a nobleman was being buried.
coffin
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From this reading The ceremony was just over; those present went out slowly, passing by the coffin, and by Count de Vaudrec's nephew, who shook hands and returned salutations.
coronet
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From this reading THE WILL The church was draped in black, and over the door a large escutcheon surmounted by a coronet announced to the passers-by that a nobleman was being buried.
Count
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From this reading The ceremony was just over; those present went out slowly, passing by the coffin, and by Count de Vaudrec's nephew, who shook hands and returned salutations.
de
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From this reading The ceremony was just over; those present went out slowly, passing by the coffin, and by Count de Vaudrec's nephew, who shook hands and returned salutations.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not speak; they were both preoccupied.
door
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From this reading THE WILL The church was draped in black, and over the door a large escutcheon surmounted by a coronet announced to the passers-by that a nobleman was being buried.
draped
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From this reading THE WILL The church was draped in black, and over the door a large escutcheon surmounted by a coronet announced to the passers-by that a nobleman was being buried.
du
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From this reading When Georges du Roy and his wife left the church, they walked along side by side on their way home.
escutcheon
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From this reading THE WILL The church was draped in black, and over the door a large escutcheon surmounted by a coronet announced to the passers-by that a nobleman was being buried.
Georges
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From this reading When Georges du Roy and his wife left the church, they walked along side by side on their way home.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The ceremony was just over; those present went out slowly, passing by the coffin, and by Count de Vaudrec's nephew, who shook hands and returned salutations.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At length Georges said, as if talking to himself: "Truly it is very astonishing!"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Georges du Roy and his wife left the church, they walked along side by side on their way home.
home
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From this reading When Georges du Roy and his wife left the church, they walked along side by side on their way home.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At length Georges said, as if talking to himself: "Truly it is very astonishing!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WILL The church was draped in black, and over the door a large escutcheon surmounted by a coronet announced to the passers-by that a nobleman was being buried.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At length Georges said, as if talking to himself: "Truly it is very astonishing!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At length Georges said, as if talking to himself: "Truly it is very astonishing!"
just
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From this reading The ceremony was just over; those present went out slowly, passing by the coffin, and by Count de Vaudrec's nephew, who shook hands and returned salutations.
large
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From this reading THE WILL The church was draped in black, and over the door a large escutcheon surmounted by a coronet announced to the passers-by that a nobleman was being buried.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Georges du Roy and his wife left the church, they walked along side by side on their way home.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length Georges said, as if talking to himself: "Truly it is very astonishing!"
nephew
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From this reading The ceremony was just over; those present went out slowly, passing by the coffin, and by Count de Vaudrec's nephew, who shook hands and returned salutations.
nobleman
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From this reading THE WILL The church was draped in black, and over the door a large escutcheon surmounted by a coronet announced to the passers-by that a nobleman was being buried.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not speak; they were both preoccupied.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Georges du Roy and his wife left the church, they walked along side by side on their way home.
out
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From this reading The ceremony was just over; those present went out slowly, passing by the coffin, and by Count de Vaudrec's nephew, who shook hands and returned salutations.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE WILL The church was draped in black, and over the door a large escutcheon surmounted by a coronet announced to the passers-by that a nobleman was being buried.
passers-by
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From this reading THE WILL The church was draped in black, and over the door a large escutcheon surmounted by a coronet announced to the passers-by that a nobleman was being buried.
passing
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From this reading The ceremony was just over; those present went out slowly, passing by the coffin, and by Count de Vaudrec's nephew, who shook hands and returned salutations.
preoccupied
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From this reading They did not speak; they were both preoccupied.
present
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From this reading The ceremony was just over; those present went out slowly, passing by the coffin, and by Count de Vaudrec's nephew, who shook hands and returned salutations.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The ceremony was just over; those present went out slowly, passing by the coffin, and by Count de Vaudrec's nephew, who shook hands and returned salutations.
Roy
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From this reading When Georges du Roy and his wife left the church, they walked along side by side on their way home.
said
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From this reading At length Georges said, as if talking to himself: "Truly it is very astonishing!"
salutations
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From this reading The ceremony was just over; those present went out slowly, passing by the coffin, and by Count de Vaudrec's nephew, who shook hands and returned salutations.
shook
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From this reading The ceremony was just over; those present went out slowly, passing by the coffin, and by Count de Vaudrec's nephew, who shook hands and returned salutations.
side
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From this reading When Georges du Roy and his wife left the church, they walked along side by side on their way home.
slowly
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From this reading The ceremony was just over; those present went out slowly, passing by the coffin, and by Count de Vaudrec's nephew, who shook hands and returned salutations.
speak
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From this reading They did not speak; they were both preoccupied.
surmounted
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From this reading THE WILL The church was draped in black, and over the door a large escutcheon surmounted by a coronet announced to the passers-by that a nobleman was being buried.
talking
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From this reading At length Georges said, as if talking to himself: "Truly it is very astonishing!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE WILL The church was draped in black, and over the door a large escutcheon surmounted by a coronet announced to the passers-by that a nobleman was being buried.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WILL The church was draped in black, and over the door a large escutcheon surmounted by a coronet announced to the passers-by that a nobleman was being buried.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When Georges du Roy and his wife left the church, they walked along side by side on their way home.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Georges du Roy and his wife left the church, they walked along side by side on their way home.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The ceremony was just over; those present went out slowly, passing by the coffin, and by Count de Vaudrec's nephew, who shook hands and returned salutations.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WILL The church was draped in black, and over the door a large escutcheon surmounted by a coronet announced to the passers-by that a nobleman was being buried.
Truly
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From this reading At length Georges said, as if talking to himself: "Truly it is very astonishing!"
Vaudrec's
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From this reading The ceremony was just over; those present went out slowly, passing by the coffin, and by Count de Vaudrec's nephew, who shook hands and returned salutations.
very
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From this reading At length Georges said, as if talking to himself: "Truly it is very astonishing!"
walked
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From this reading When Georges du Roy and his wife left the church, they walked along side by side on their way home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WILL The church was draped in black, and over the door a large escutcheon surmounted by a coronet announced to the passers-by that a nobleman was being buried.
way
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From this reading When Georges du Roy and his wife left the church, they walked along side by side on their way home.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ceremony was just over; those present went out slowly, passing by the coffin, and by Count de Vaudrec's nephew, who shook hands and returned salutations.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They did not speak; they were both preoccupied.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Georges du Roy and his wife left the church, they walked along side by side on their way home.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The ceremony was just over; those present went out slowly, passing by the coffin, and by Count de Vaudrec's nephew, who shook hands and returned salutations.
wife
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From this reading When Georges du Roy and his wife left the church, they walked along side by side on their way home.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE WILL The church was draped in black, and over the door a large escutcheon surmounted by a coronet announced to the passers-by that a nobleman was being buried.
