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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 "No," said Durtal, in a whisper, "I will not take the place of these good people."
All
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From this reading All were sifting and closely examining their souls.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
assure
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From this reading "But I assure you it is quite the same to them."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
brother
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From this reading Durtal was then on the landing of a staircase on every step of which was posted a brother kneeling or standing, his head wrapped in his hood, his face turned to the wall.
brothers
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From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I assure you it is quite the same to them."
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
closely
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From this reading All were sifting and closely examining their souls.
confession
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From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
Durtal
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From this reading "No," said Durtal, in a whisper, "I will not take the place of these good people."
enter
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From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
Etienne
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From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Durtal was then on the landing of a staircase on every step of which was posted a brother kneeling or standing, his head wrapped in his hood, his face turned to the wall.
examining
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From this reading All were sifting and closely examining their souls.
face
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From this reading Durtal was then on the landing of a staircase on every step of which was posted a brother kneeling or standing, his head wrapped in his hood, his face turned to the wall.
Father
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From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
go
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From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No," said Durtal, in a whisper, "I will not take the place of these good people."
head
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From this reading Durtal was then on the landing of a staircase on every step of which was posted a brother kneeling or standing, his head wrapped in his hood, his face turned to the wall.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Durtal was then on the landing of a staircase on every step of which was posted a brother kneeling or standing, his head wrapped in his hood, his face turned to the wall.
hood
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From this reading Durtal was then on the landing of a staircase on every step of which was posted a brother kneeling or standing, his head wrapped in his hood, his face turned to the wall.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No," said Durtal, in a whisper, "I will not take the place of these good people."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No," said Durtal, in a whisper, "I will not take the place of these good people."
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But I assure you it is quite the same to them."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But I assure you it is quite the same to them."
kneeling
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From this reading Durtal was then on the landing of a staircase on every step of which was posted a brother kneeling or standing, his head wrapped in his hood, his face turned to the wall.
landing
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From this reading Durtal was then on the landing of a staircase on every step of which was posted a brother kneeling or standing, his head wrapped in his hood, his face turned to the wall.
lay
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From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said Durtal, in a whisper, "I will not take the place of these good people."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No," said Durtal, in a whisper, "I will not take the place of these good people."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No," said Durtal, in a whisper, "I will not take the place of these good people."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Durtal was then on the landing of a staircase on every step of which was posted a brother kneeling or standing, his head wrapped in his hood, his face turned to the wall.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Durtal was then on the landing of a staircase on every step of which was posted a brother kneeling or standing, his head wrapped in his hood, his face turned to the wall.
people
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From this reading "No," said Durtal, in a whisper, "I will not take the place of these good people."
place
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From this reading "No," said Durtal, in a whisper, "I will not take the place of these good people."
posted
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From this reading Durtal was then on the landing of a staircase on every step of which was posted a brother kneeling or standing, his head wrapped in his hood, his face turned to the wall.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But I assure you it is quite the same to them."
refusing
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From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
said
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From this reading "No," said Durtal, in a whisper, "I will not take the place of these good people."
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But I assure you it is quite the same to them."
sifting
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From this reading All were sifting and closely examining their souls.
soon
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From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
souls
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From this reading All were sifting and closely examining their souls.
staircase
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From this reading Durtal was then on the landing of a staircase on every step of which was posted a brother kneeling or standing, his head wrapped in his hood, his face turned to the wall.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Durtal was then on the landing of a staircase on every step of which was posted a brother kneeling or standing, his head wrapped in his hood, his face turned to the wall.
stay
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From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Durtal was then on the landing of a staircase on every step of which was posted a brother kneeling or standing, his head wrapped in his hood, his face turned to the wall.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No," said Durtal, in a whisper, "I will not take the place of these good people."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No," said Durtal, in a whisper, "I will not take the place of these good people."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "But I assure you it is quite the same to them."
then
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From this reading Durtal was then on the landing of a staircase on every step of which was posted a brother kneeling or standing, his head wrapped in his hood, his face turned to the wall.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "No," said Durtal, in a whisper, "I will not take the place of these good people."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But I assure you it is quite the same to them."
turn
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From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
turned
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From this reading Durtal was then on the landing of a staircase on every step of which was posted a brother kneeling or standing, his head wrapped in his hood, his face turned to the wall.
waiting
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From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
wall
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From this reading Durtal was then on the landing of a staircase on every step of which was posted a brother kneeling or standing, his head wrapped in his hood, his face turned to the wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Durtal was then on the landing of a staircase on every step of which was posted a brother kneeling or standing, his head wrapped in his hood, his face turned to the wall.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
whisper
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From this reading "No," said Durtal, in a whisper, "I will not take the place of these good people."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "No," said Durtal, in a whisper, "I will not take the place of these good people."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And while Durtal was still refusing to go before the lay brothers who were waiting their turn for confession, Father Etienne insisted: "I will stay with you, and as soon as the cell is free, you will enter."
wrapped
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From this reading Durtal was then on the landing of a staircase on every step of which was posted a brother kneeling or standing, his head wrapped in his hood, his face turned to the wall.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But I assure you it is quite the same to them."
