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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 There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
always
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From this reading Pasa spoke calmly, as she always did, briefly, in her thrilling, flute-like tones.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That evening Dicky’s name was called by the sentry, and he stepped before the bars of the door.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
bars
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From this reading That evening Dicky’s name was called by the sentry, and he stepped before the bars of the door.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That evening Dicky’s name was called by the sentry, and he stepped before the bars of the door.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
black
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From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
bread
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From this reading She brought a chicken, some oranges, _dulces_ and a loaf of white bread.
briefly
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From this reading Pasa spoke calmly, as she always did, briefly, in her thrilling, flute-like tones.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She brought a chicken, some oranges, _dulces_ and a loaf of white bread.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That evening Dicky’s name was called by the sentry, and he stepped before the bars of the door.
called
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From this reading That evening Dicky’s name was called by the sentry, and he stepped before the bars of the door.
calmly
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From this reading Pasa spoke calmly, as she always did, briefly, in her thrilling, flute-like tones.
chicken
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From this reading She brought a chicken, some oranges, _dulces_ and a loaf of white bread.
clear
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From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
Dicky
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From this reading A soldier inspected the food, and passed it in to Dicky.
Dicky's
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From this reading That evening Dicky’s name was called by the sentry, and he stepped before the bars of the door.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Pasa spoke calmly, as she always did, briefly, in her thrilling, flute-like tones.
door
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From this reading That evening Dicky’s name was called by the sentry, and he stepped before the bars of the door.
draped
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From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
draw
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From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
dulces
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From this reading She brought a chicken, some oranges, _dulces_ and a loaf of white bread.
evening
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From this reading That evening Dicky’s name was called by the sentry, and he stepped before the bars of the door.
eyes
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From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
face
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From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
flute-like
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From this reading Pasa spoke calmly, as she always did, briefly, in her thrilling, flute-like tones.
food
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From this reading A soldier inspected the food, and passed it in to Dicky.
gazing
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From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
glorified
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From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That evening Dicky’s name was called by the sentry, and he stepped before the bars of the door.
head
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From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A soldier inspected the food, and passed it in to Dicky.
inspected
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From this reading A soldier inspected the food, and passed it in to Dicky.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A soldier inspected the food, and passed it in to Dicky.
like
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From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
loaf
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From this reading She brought a chicken, some oranges, _dulces_ and a loaf of white bread.
longingly
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From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
mantilla
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From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
melancholy
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From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That evening Dicky’s name was called by the sentry, and he stepped before the bars of the door.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That evening Dicky’s name was called by the sentry, and he stepped before the bars of the door.
oranges
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From this reading She brought a chicken, some oranges, _dulces_ and a loaf of white bread.
Pasa
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From this reading Pasa spoke calmly, as she always did, briefly, in her thrilling, flute-like tones.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A soldier inspected the food, and passed it in to Dicky.
saint
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From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
sentry
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From this reading That evening Dicky’s name was called by the sentry, and he stepped before the bars of the door.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She brought a chicken, some oranges, _dulces_ and a loaf of white bread.
shoulders
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From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
soldier
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From this reading A soldier inspected the food, and passed it in to Dicky.
some
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From this reading She brought a chicken, some oranges, _dulces_ and a loaf of white bread.
spoke
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From this reading Pasa spoke calmly, as she always did, briefly, in her thrilling, flute-like tones.
stepped
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From this reading That evening Dicky’s name was called by the sentry, and he stepped before the bars of the door.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening Dicky’s name was called by the sentry, and he stepped before the bars of the door.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That evening Dicky’s name was called by the sentry, and he stepped before the bars of the door.
There
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From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
thrilling
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From this reading Pasa spoke calmly, as she always did, briefly, in her thrilling, flute-like tones.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There stood his little saint, a black mantilla draped about her head and shoulders, her face like glorified melancholy, her clear eyes gazing longingly at him as if they might draw him between the bars to her.
tones
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From this reading Pasa spoke calmly, as she always did, briefly, in her thrilling, flute-like tones.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That evening Dicky’s name was called by the sentry, and he stepped before the bars of the door.
white
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From this reading She brought a chicken, some oranges, _dulces_ and a loaf of white bread.
