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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 Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
age
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From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
all
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From this reading In the busy city these people lived lonely as in a forest, and were securely hidden from the eyes of all who had ever known them.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the busy city these people lived lonely as in a forest, and were securely hidden from the eyes of all who had ever known them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
Beaubocage
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From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
boy
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From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
busy
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From this reading In the busy city these people lived lonely as in a forest, and were securely hidden from the eyes of all who had ever known them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
cherished
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From this reading The man--haggard, dying--cherished a pride that had grown fiercer as the grip of poverty tightened upon him.
child
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From this reading The woman lived only for her husband and her child.
chimneys
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From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
city
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From this reading In the busy city these people lived lonely as in a forest, and were securely hidden from the eyes of all who had ever known them.
disowned
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From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
dying
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From this reading The man--haggard, dying--cherished a pride that had grown fiercer as the grip of poverty tightened upon him.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the busy city these people lived lonely as in a forest, and were securely hidden from the eyes of all who had ever known them.
eyes
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From this reading In the busy city these people lived lonely as in a forest, and were securely hidden from the eyes of all who had ever known them.
FATE
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From this reading THE FATE OF SUSAN LENOBLE.
father
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From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
fiercer
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From this reading The man--haggard, dying--cherished a pride that had grown fiercer as the grip of poverty tightened upon him.
five
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From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The woman lived only for her husband and her child.
forest
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From this reading In the busy city these people lived lonely as in a forest, and were securely hidden from the eyes of all who had ever known them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the busy city these people lived lonely as in a forest, and were securely hidden from the eyes of all who had ever known them.
garret
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From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
grip
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From this reading The man--haggard, dying--cherished a pride that had grown fiercer as the grip of poverty tightened upon him.
grown
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From this reading The man--haggard, dying--cherished a pride that had grown fiercer as the grip of poverty tightened upon him.
Gustave
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From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the busy city these people lived lonely as in a forest, and were securely hidden from the eyes of all who had ever known them.
haggard
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From this reading The man--haggard, dying--cherished a pride that had grown fiercer as the grip of poverty tightened upon him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The woman lived only for her husband and her child.
hidden
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From this reading In the busy city these people lived lonely as in a forest, and were securely hidden from the eyes of all who had ever known them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man--haggard, dying--cherished a pride that had grown fiercer as the grip of poverty tightened upon him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
housetops
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From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
husband
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From this reading The woman lived only for her husband and her child.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
known
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From this reading In the busy city these people lived lonely as in a forest, and were securely hidden from the eyes of all who had ever known them.
LENOBLE
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From this reading THE FATE OF SUSAN LENOBLE.
lived
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From this reading In the busy city these people lived lonely as in a forest, and were securely hidden from the eyes of all who had ever known them.
lonely
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From this reading In the busy city these people lived lonely as in a forest, and were securely hidden from the eyes of all who had ever known them.
man
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From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
miserable
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From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
night
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From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FATE OF SUSAN LENOBLE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
only
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From this reading The woman lived only for her husband and her child.
people
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From this reading In the busy city these people lived lonely as in a forest, and were securely hidden from the eyes of all who had ever known them.
poverty
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From this reading The man--haggard, dying--cherished a pride that had grown fiercer as the grip of poverty tightened upon him.
pride
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From this reading The man--haggard, dying--cherished a pride that had grown fiercer as the grip of poverty tightened upon him.
Rouen
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From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
securely
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From this reading In the busy city these people lived lonely as in a forest, and were securely hidden from the eyes of all who had ever known them.
Seven
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From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
starving
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From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
summer
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From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
SUSAN
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From this reading THE FATE OF SUSAN LENOBLE.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FATE OF SUSAN LENOBLE.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the busy city these people lived lonely as in a forest, and were securely hidden from the eyes of all who had ever known them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In the busy city these people lived lonely as in a forest, and were securely hidden from the eyes of all who had ever known them.
tightened
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From this reading The man--haggard, dying--cherished a pride that had grown fiercer as the grip of poverty tightened upon him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The man--haggard, dying--cherished a pride that had grown fiercer as the grip of poverty tightened upon him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the busy city these people lived lonely as in a forest, and were securely hidden from the eyes of all who had ever known them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
woman
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From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
years
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From this reading Seven years after that miserable summer night at Beaubocage on which Gustave Lenoble was disowned by his father, a man and woman, with a boy five years of age, were starving in a garret amongst the housetops and chimneys of Rouen.
