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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 woke with a bound at eleven o'clock, with an impression of someone looking at him in his sleep.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lighting a match, he ascertained the time, and seeing no one, fell back in bed again, and slept at a stretch till four o'clock.
altar
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From this reading The vestibule, which had been dark on the previous evening, was lit up that morning, for an old monk was celebrating mass at the altar of St. Joseph.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He woke with a bound at eleven o'clock, with an impression of someone looking at him in his sleep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lighting a match, he ascertained the time, and seeing no one, fell back in bed again, and slept at a stretch till four o'clock.
ascertained
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From this reading Lighting a match, he ascertained the time, and seeing no one, fell back in bed again, and slept at a stretch till four o'clock.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He woke with a bound at eleven o'clock, with an impression of someone looking at him in his sleep.
back
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From this reading Lighting a match, he ascertained the time, and seeing no one, fell back in bed again, and slept at a stretch till four o'clock.
bald
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From this reading He was bald and infirm, with a white beard waving from side to side in long threads with every gust of wind.
beard
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From this reading He was bald and infirm, with a white beard waving from side to side in long threads with every gust of wind.
bed
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From this reading Lighting a match, he ascertained the time, and seeing no one, fell back in bed again, and slept at a stretch till four o'clock.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The vestibule, which had been dark on the previous evening, was lit up that morning, for an old monk was celebrating mass at the altar of St. Joseph.
bound
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From this reading He woke with a bound at eleven o'clock, with an impression of someone looking at him in his sleep.
celebrating
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From this reading The vestibule, which had been dark on the previous evening, was lit up that morning, for an old monk was celebrating mass at the altar of St. Joseph.
church
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From this reading Then he dressed himself in haste and ran to the church.
dark
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From this reading The vestibule, which had been dark on the previous evening, was lit up that morning, for an old monk was celebrating mass at the altar of St. Joseph.
dressed
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From this reading Then he dressed himself in haste and ran to the church.
eleven
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From this reading He woke with a bound at eleven o'clock, with an impression of someone looking at him in his sleep.
evening
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From this reading The vestibule, which had been dark on the previous evening, was lit up that morning, for an old monk was celebrating mass at the altar of St. Joseph.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He was bald and infirm, with a white beard waving from side to side in long threads with every gust of wind.
fell
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From this reading Lighting a match, he ascertained the time, and seeing no one, fell back in bed again, and slept at a stretch till four o'clock.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The vestibule, which had been dark on the previous evening, was lit up that morning, for an old monk was celebrating mass at the altar of St. Joseph.
four
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From this reading Lighting a match, he ascertained the time, and seeing no one, fell back in bed again, and slept at a stretch till four o'clock.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was bald and infirm, with a white beard waving from side to side in long threads with every gust of wind.
gust
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From this reading He was bald and infirm, with a white beard waving from side to side in long threads with every gust of wind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The vestibule, which had been dark on the previous evening, was lit up that morning, for an old monk was celebrating mass at the altar of St. Joseph.
haste
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From this reading Then he dressed himself in haste and ran to the church.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He woke with a bound at eleven o'clock, with an impression of someone looking at him in his sleep.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He woke with a bound at eleven o'clock, with an impression of someone looking at him in his sleep.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he dressed himself in haste and ran to the church.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He woke with a bound at eleven o'clock, with an impression of someone looking at him in his sleep.
impression
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From this reading He woke with a bound at eleven o'clock, with an impression of someone looking at him in his sleep.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He woke with a bound at eleven o'clock, with an impression of someone looking at him in his sleep.
infirm
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From this reading He was bald and infirm, with a white beard waving from side to side in long threads with every gust of wind.
Joseph
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From this reading The vestibule, which had been dark on the previous evening, was lit up that morning, for an old monk was celebrating mass at the altar of St. Joseph.
Lighting
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From this reading Lighting a match, he ascertained the time, and seeing no one, fell back in bed again, and slept at a stretch till four o'clock.
lit
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From this reading The vestibule, which had been dark on the previous evening, was lit up that morning, for an old monk was celebrating mass at the altar of St. Joseph.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was bald and infirm, with a white beard waving from side to side in long threads with every gust of wind.
looking
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From this reading He woke with a bound at eleven o'clock, with an impression of someone looking at him in his sleep.
mass
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From this reading The vestibule, which had been dark on the previous evening, was lit up that morning, for an old monk was celebrating mass at the altar of St. Joseph.
match
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From this reading Lighting a match, he ascertained the time, and seeing no one, fell back in bed again, and slept at a stretch till four o'clock.
monk
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From this reading The vestibule, which had been dark on the previous evening, was lit up that morning, for an old monk was celebrating mass at the altar of St. Joseph.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The vestibule, which had been dark on the previous evening, was lit up that morning, for an old monk was celebrating mass at the altar of St. Joseph.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Lighting a match, he ascertained the time, and seeing no one, fell back in bed again, and slept at a stretch till four o'clock.
o'clock
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From this reading He woke with a bound at eleven o'clock, with an impression of someone looking at him in his sleep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He woke with a bound at eleven o'clock, with an impression of someone looking at him in his sleep.
old
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From this reading The vestibule, which had been dark on the previous evening, was lit up that morning, for an old monk was celebrating mass at the altar of St. Joseph.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The vestibule, which had been dark on the previous evening, was lit up that morning, for an old monk was celebrating mass at the altar of St. Joseph.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lighting a match, he ascertained the time, and seeing no one, fell back in bed again, and slept at a stretch till four o'clock.
previous
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From this reading The vestibule, which had been dark on the previous evening, was lit up that morning, for an old monk was celebrating mass at the altar of St. Joseph.
ran
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From this reading Then he dressed himself in haste and ran to the church.
seeing
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From this reading Lighting a match, he ascertained the time, and seeing no one, fell back in bed again, and slept at a stretch till four o'clock.
side
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From this reading He was bald and infirm, with a white beard waving from side to side in long threads with every gust of wind.
sleep
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From this reading He woke with a bound at eleven o'clock, with an impression of someone looking at him in his sleep.
slept
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From this reading Lighting a match, he ascertained the time, and seeing no one, fell back in bed again, and slept at a stretch till four o'clock.
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading He woke with a bound at eleven o'clock, with an impression of someone looking at him in his sleep.
St
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From this reading The vestibule, which had been dark on the previous evening, was lit up that morning, for an old monk was celebrating mass at the altar of St. Joseph.
stretch
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From this reading Lighting a match, he ascertained the time, and seeing no one, fell back in bed again, and slept at a stretch till four o'clock.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The vestibule, which had been dark on the previous evening, was lit up that morning, for an old monk was celebrating mass at the altar of St. Joseph.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lighting a match, he ascertained the time, and seeing no one, fell back in bed again, and slept at a stretch till four o'clock.
Then
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From this reading Then he dressed himself in haste and ran to the church.
threads
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From this reading He was bald and infirm, with a white beard waving from side to side in long threads with every gust of wind.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Lighting a match, he ascertained the time, and seeing no one, fell back in bed again, and slept at a stretch till four o'clock.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lighting a match, he ascertained the time, and seeing no one, fell back in bed again, and slept at a stretch till four o'clock.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he dressed himself in haste and ran to the church.
up
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From this reading The vestibule, which had been dark on the previous evening, was lit up that morning, for an old monk was celebrating mass at the altar of St. Joseph.
vestibule
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From this reading The vestibule, which had been dark on the previous evening, was lit up that morning, for an old monk was celebrating mass at the altar of St. Joseph.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The vestibule, which had been dark on the previous evening, was lit up that morning, for an old monk was celebrating mass at the altar of St. Joseph.
waving
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From this reading He was bald and infirm, with a white beard waving from side to side in long threads with every gust of wind.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The vestibule, which had been dark on the previous evening, was lit up that morning, for an old monk was celebrating mass at the altar of St. Joseph.
white
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From this reading He was bald and infirm, with a white beard waving from side to side in long threads with every gust of wind.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was bald and infirm, with a white beard waving from side to side in long threads with every gust of wind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He woke with a bound at eleven o'clock, with an impression of someone looking at him in his sleep.
woke
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From this reading He woke with a bound at eleven o'clock, with an impression of someone looking at him in his sleep.
