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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 He went to St. Severin, and found a young ladies' day school installed there, instead of the choir, who, with sharp voices like needles, knitted the worn-out skeins of the canticles.
air
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From this reading He had fled to St. Sulpice, and plunged into a crowd which walked and talked as if in the open air; had heard there choral-society marches, tea-garden waltzes, firework tunes, and had come away in a rage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went to St. Severin, and found a young ladies' day school installed there, instead of the choir, who, with sharp voices like needles, knitted the worn-out skeins of the canticles.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had fled to St. Sulpice, and plunged into a crowd which walked and talked as if in the open air; had heard there choral-society marches, tea-garden waltzes, firework tunes, and had come away in a rage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had had the unfortunate idea of going to it at Christmas.
away
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From this reading He had fled to St. Sulpice, and plunged into a crowd which walked and talked as if in the open air; had heard there choral-society marches, tea-garden waltzes, firework tunes, and had come away in a rage.
canticles
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From this reading He went to St. Severin, and found a young ladies' day school installed there, instead of the choir, who, with sharp voices like needles, knitted the worn-out skeins of the canticles.
choir
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From this reading He went to St. Severin, and found a young ladies' day school installed there, instead of the choir, who, with sharp voices like needles, knitted the worn-out skeins of the canticles.
choral-society
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From this reading He had fled to St. Sulpice, and plunged into a crowd which walked and talked as if in the open air; had heard there choral-society marches, tea-garden waltzes, firework tunes, and had come away in a rage.
Christmas
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From this reading He had had the unfortunate idea of going to it at Christmas.
church
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From this reading It had seemed to him superfluous to try St. Germain-des-Pres, for he held that church in horror.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had fled to St. Sulpice, and plunged into a crowd which walked and talked as if in the open air; had heard there choral-society marches, tea-garden waltzes, firework tunes, and had come away in a rage.
crowd
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From this reading He had fled to St. Sulpice, and plunged into a crowd which walked and talked as if in the open air; had heard there choral-society marches, tea-garden waltzes, firework tunes, and had come away in a rage.
day
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From this reading He went to St. Severin, and found a young ladies' day school installed there, instead of the choir, who, with sharp voices like needles, knitted the worn-out skeins of the canticles.
firework
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From this reading He had fled to St. Sulpice, and plunged into a crowd which walked and talked as if in the open air; had heard there choral-society marches, tea-garden waltzes, firework tunes, and had come away in a rage.
fled
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From this reading He had fled to St. Sulpice, and plunged into a crowd which walked and talked as if in the open air; had heard there choral-society marches, tea-garden waltzes, firework tunes, and had come away in a rage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had seemed to him superfluous to try St. Germain-des-Pres, for he held that church in horror.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to St. Severin, and found a young ladies' day school installed there, instead of the choir, who, with sharp voices like needles, knitted the worn-out skeins of the canticles.
Germain-des-Pres
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From this reading It had seemed to him superfluous to try St. Germain-des-Pres, for he held that church in horror.
going
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From this reading He had had the unfortunate idea of going to it at Christmas.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had had the unfortunate idea of going to it at Christmas.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had had the unfortunate idea of going to it at Christmas.
heard
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From this reading He had fled to St. Sulpice, and plunged into a crowd which walked and talked as if in the open air; had heard there choral-society marches, tea-garden waltzes, firework tunes, and had come away in a rage.
held
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From this reading It had seemed to him superfluous to try St. Germain-des-Pres, for he held that church in horror.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had seemed to him superfluous to try St. Germain-des-Pres, for he held that church in horror.
horror
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From this reading It had seemed to him superfluous to try St. Germain-des-Pres, for he held that church in horror.
idea
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From this reading He had had the unfortunate idea of going to it at Christmas.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He had fled to St. Sulpice, and plunged into a crowd which walked and talked as if in the open air; had heard there choral-society marches, tea-garden waltzes, firework tunes, and had come away in a rage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had fled to St. Sulpice, and plunged into a crowd which walked and talked as if in the open air; had heard there choral-society marches, tea-garden waltzes, firework tunes, and had come away in a rage.
installed
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From this reading He went to St. Severin, and found a young ladies' day school installed there, instead of the choir, who, with sharp voices like needles, knitted the worn-out skeins of the canticles.
instead
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From this reading He went to St. Severin, and found a young ladies' day school installed there, instead of the choir, who, with sharp voices like needles, knitted the worn-out skeins of the canticles.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had fled to St. Sulpice, and plunged into a crowd which walked and talked as if in the open air; had heard there choral-society marches, tea-garden waltzes, firework tunes, and had come away in a rage.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had had the unfortunate idea of going to it at Christmas.
knitted
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From this reading He went to St. Severin, and found a young ladies' day school installed there, instead of the choir, who, with sharp voices like needles, knitted the worn-out skeins of the canticles.
ladies
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From this reading He went to St. Severin, and found a young ladies' day school installed there, instead of the choir, who, with sharp voices like needles, knitted the worn-out skeins of the canticles.
like
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From this reading He went to St. Severin, and found a young ladies' day school installed there, instead of the choir, who, with sharp voices like needles, knitted the worn-out skeins of the canticles.
marches
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From this reading He had fled to St. Sulpice, and plunged into a crowd which walked and talked as if in the open air; had heard there choral-society marches, tea-garden waltzes, firework tunes, and had come away in a rage.
mass
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From this reading Oh! that midnight mass!
midnight
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From this reading Oh! that midnight mass!
needles
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From this reading He went to St. Severin, and found a young ladies' day school installed there, instead of the choir, who, with sharp voices like needles, knitted the worn-out skeins of the canticles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had had the unfortunate idea of going to it at Christmas.
Oh
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From this reading Oh! that midnight mass!
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He had fled to St. Sulpice, and plunged into a crowd which walked and talked as if in the open air; had heard there choral-society marches, tea-garden waltzes, firework tunes, and had come away in a rage.
plunged
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From this reading He had fled to St. Sulpice, and plunged into a crowd which walked and talked as if in the open air; had heard there choral-society marches, tea-garden waltzes, firework tunes, and had come away in a rage.
rage
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From this reading He had fled to St. Sulpice, and plunged into a crowd which walked and talked as if in the open air; had heard there choral-society marches, tea-garden waltzes, firework tunes, and had come away in a rage.
school
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From this reading He went to St. Severin, and found a young ladies' day school installed there, instead of the choir, who, with sharp voices like needles, knitted the worn-out skeins of the canticles.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had seemed to him superfluous to try St. Germain-des-Pres, for he held that church in horror.
Severin
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From this reading He went to St. Severin, and found a young ladies' day school installed there, instead of the choir, who, with sharp voices like needles, knitted the worn-out skeins of the canticles.
sharp
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From this reading He went to St. Severin, and found a young ladies' day school installed there, instead of the choir, who, with sharp voices like needles, knitted the worn-out skeins of the canticles.
skeins
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From this reading He went to St. Severin, and found a young ladies' day school installed there, instead of the choir, who, with sharp voices like needles, knitted the worn-out skeins of the canticles.
St
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From this reading He went to St. Severin, and found a young ladies' day school installed there, instead of the choir, who, with sharp voices like needles, knitted the worn-out skeins of the canticles.
Sulpice
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From this reading He had fled to St. Sulpice, and plunged into a crowd which walked and talked as if in the open air; had heard there choral-society marches, tea-garden waltzes, firework tunes, and had come away in a rage.
superfluous
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From this reading It had seemed to him superfluous to try St. Germain-des-Pres, for he held that church in horror.
talked
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From this reading He had fled to St. Sulpice, and plunged into a crowd which walked and talked as if in the open air; had heard there choral-society marches, tea-garden waltzes, firework tunes, and had come away in a rage.
tea-garden
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From this reading He had fled to St. Sulpice, and plunged into a crowd which walked and talked as if in the open air; had heard there choral-society marches, tea-garden waltzes, firework tunes, and had come away in a rage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh! that midnight mass!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had had the unfortunate idea of going to it at Christmas.
there
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From this reading He went to St. Severin, and found a young ladies' day school installed there, instead of the choir, who, with sharp voices like needles, knitted the worn-out skeins of the canticles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had had the unfortunate idea of going to it at Christmas.
try
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From this reading It had seemed to him superfluous to try St. Germain-des-Pres, for he held that church in horror.
tunes
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From this reading He had fled to St. Sulpice, and plunged into a crowd which walked and talked as if in the open air; had heard there choral-society marches, tea-garden waltzes, firework tunes, and had come away in a rage.
unfortunate
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From this reading He had had the unfortunate idea of going to it at Christmas.
voices
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From this reading He went to St. Severin, and found a young ladies' day school installed there, instead of the choir, who, with sharp voices like needles, knitted the worn-out skeins of the canticles.
walked
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From this reading He had fled to St. Sulpice, and plunged into a crowd which walked and talked as if in the open air; had heard there choral-society marches, tea-garden waltzes, firework tunes, and had come away in a rage.
waltzes
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From this reading He had fled to St. Sulpice, and plunged into a crowd which walked and talked as if in the open air; had heard there choral-society marches, tea-garden waltzes, firework tunes, and had come away in a rage.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to St. Severin, and found a young ladies' day school installed there, instead of the choir, who, with sharp voices like needles, knitted the worn-out skeins of the canticles.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had fled to St. Sulpice, and plunged into a crowd which walked and talked as if in the open air; had heard there choral-society marches, tea-garden waltzes, firework tunes, and had come away in a rage.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He went to St. Severin, and found a young ladies' day school installed there, instead of the choir, who, with sharp voices like needles, knitted the worn-out skeins of the canticles.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He went to St. Severin, and found a young ladies' day school installed there, instead of the choir, who, with sharp voices like needles, knitted the worn-out skeins of the canticles.
worn-out
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From this reading He went to St. Severin, and found a young ladies' day school installed there, instead of the choir, who, with sharp voices like needles, knitted the worn-out skeins of the canticles.
young
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From this reading He went to St. Severin, and found a young ladies' day school installed there, instead of the choir, who, with sharp voices like needles, knitted the worn-out skeins of the canticles.
