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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 For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the footsteps came and went, the doors were opened and shut again and again, and the traveller so waited, so hoped for did not return.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading The man endured a martyrdom worse than the agony of Damiens, the slow tortures of La Barre.
all
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From this reading The boy--the brave bright son, who seemed to inherit all that was noblest and best in his father's nature--pined for his mother.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
Barre
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From this reading The man endured a martyrdom worse than the agony of Damiens, the slow tortures of La Barre.
best
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From this reading The boy--the brave bright son, who seemed to inherit all that was noblest and best in his father's nature--pined for his mother.
boy
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From this reading The boy--the brave bright son, who seemed to inherit all that was noblest and best in his father's nature--pined for his mother.
brave
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From this reading The boy--the brave bright son, who seemed to inherit all that was noblest and best in his father's nature--pined for his mother.
bright
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From this reading The boy--the brave bright son, who seemed to inherit all that was noblest and best in his father's nature--pined for his mother.
brink
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From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the footsteps came and went, the doors were opened and shut again and again, and the traveller so waited, so hoped for did not return.
came
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From this reading But the footsteps came and went, the doors were opened and shut again and again, and the traveller so waited, so hoped for did not return.
Damiens
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From this reading The man endured a martyrdom worse than the agony of Damiens, the slow tortures of La Barre.
days
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From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
dilapidated
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From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
door
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From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
doors
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From this reading But the footsteps came and went, the doors were opened and shut again and again, and the traveller so waited, so hoped for did not return.
emotion
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From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
endured
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From this reading The man endured a martyrdom worse than the agony of Damiens, the slow tortures of La Barre.
father's
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From this reading The boy--the brave bright son, who seemed to inherit all that was noblest and best in his father's nature--pined for his mother.
footsteps
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From this reading But the footsteps came and went, the doors were opened and shut again and again, and the traveller so waited, so hoped for did not return.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
FORGIVEN
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From this reading FORGIVEN TOO LATE.
grave
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From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
Gustave
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From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy--the brave bright son, who seemed to inherit all that was noblest and best in his father's nature--pined for his mother.
hope
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From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
hoped
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From this reading But the footsteps came and went, the doors were opened and shut again and again, and the traveller so waited, so hoped for did not return.
house
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From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
inherit
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From this reading The boy--the brave bright son, who seemed to inherit all that was noblest and best in his father's nature--pined for his mother.
La
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From this reading The man endured a martyrdom worse than the agony of Damiens, the slow tortures of La Barre.
languishing
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From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
LATE
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From this reading FORGIVEN TOO LATE.
lay
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From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
Lenoble
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From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
longer
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From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
man
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From this reading The man endured a martyrdom worse than the agony of Damiens, the slow tortures of La Barre.
martyrdom
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From this reading The man endured a martyrdom worse than the agony of Damiens, the slow tortures of La Barre.
mother
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From this reading The boy--the brave bright son, who seemed to inherit all that was noblest and best in his father's nature--pined for his mother.
move
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From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
nature
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From this reading The boy--the brave bright son, who seemed to inherit all that was noblest and best in his father's nature--pined for his mother.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
noblest
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From this reading The boy--the brave bright son, who seemed to inherit all that was noblest and best in his father's nature--pined for his mother.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
old
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From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
opened
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From this reading But the footsteps came and went, the doors were opened and shut again and again, and the traveller so waited, so hoped for did not return.
opening
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From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
pined
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From this reading The boy--the brave bright son, who seemed to inherit all that was noblest and best in his father's nature--pined for his mother.
return
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From this reading But the footsteps came and went, the doors were opened and shut again and again, and the traveller so waited, so hoped for did not return.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy--the brave bright son, who seemed to inherit all that was noblest and best in his father's nature--pined for his mother.
shut
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From this reading But the footsteps came and went, the doors were opened and shut again and again, and the traveller so waited, so hoped for did not return.
shutting
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From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
slow
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From this reading The man endured a martyrdom worse than the agony of Damiens, the slow tortures of La Barre.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the footsteps came and went, the doors were opened and shut again and again, and the traveller so waited, so hoped for did not return.
son
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From this reading The boy--the brave bright son, who seemed to inherit all that was noblest and best in his father's nature--pined for his mother.
sounded
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From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
stair
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From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The man endured a martyrdom worse than the agony of Damiens, the slow tortures of La Barre.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
there
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From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boy--the brave bright son, who seemed to inherit all that was noblest and best in his father's nature--pined for his mother.
TOO
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From this reading FORGIVEN TOO LATE.
tortures
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From this reading The man endured a martyrdom worse than the agony of Damiens, the slow tortures of La Barre.
traveller
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From this reading But the footsteps came and went, the doors were opened and shut again and again, and the traveller so waited, so hoped for did not return.
waited
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From this reading But the footsteps came and went, the doors were opened and shut again and again, and the traveller so waited, so hoped for did not return.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
week
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From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the footsteps came and went, the doors were opened and shut again and again, and the traveller so waited, so hoped for did not return.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the footsteps came and went, the doors were opened and shut again and again, and the traveller so waited, so hoped for did not return.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The boy--the brave bright son, who seemed to inherit all that was noblest and best in his father's nature--pined for his mother.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a week of long days and longer nights there was no step sounded on the stair, no opening or shutting of a door in the old dilapidated house where he lay languishing on the brink of an open grave, that did not move Gustave Lenoble with a sudden emotion of hope.
worse
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From this reading The man endured a martyrdom worse than the agony of Damiens, the slow tortures of La Barre.
