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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 found Carhaix in bed in a chamber connecting with the one in which they were in the habit of dining.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Toward the end of the afternoon Durtal quit work and went up to the towers of Saint Sulpice.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This cell was furnished with an iron bed, whose springs shrieked, with two cane chairs, and with a table that had a shabby covering of green baize.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Toward the end of the afternoon Durtal quit work and went up to the towers of Saint Sulpice.
any
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From this reading The window opened its half-wheel not on the place Saint Sulpice but on the rear of the church, whose roof prevented any light from getting in.
baize
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From this reading This cell was furnished with an iron bed, whose springs shrieked, with two cane chairs, and with a table that had a shabby covering of green baize.
bed
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From this reading He found Carhaix in bed in a chamber connecting with the one in which they were in the habit of dining.
bedroom
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From this reading These rooms were very similar, with their walls of unpapered stone, and with their vaulted ceilings, only, the bedroom was darker.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The window opened its half-wheel not on the place Saint Sulpice but on the rear of the church, whose roof prevented any light from getting in.
cane
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From this reading This cell was furnished with an iron bed, whose springs shrieked, with two cane chairs, and with a table that had a shabby covering of green baize.
Carhaix
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From this reading He found Carhaix in bed in a chamber connecting with the one in which they were in the habit of dining.
ceilings
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From this reading These rooms were very similar, with their walls of unpapered stone, and with their vaulted ceilings, only, the bedroom was darker.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading This cell was furnished with an iron bed, whose springs shrieked, with two cane chairs, and with a table that had a shabby covering of green baize.
chairs
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From this reading This cell was furnished with an iron bed, whose springs shrieked, with two cane chairs, and with a table that had a shabby covering of green baize.
chamber
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From this reading He found Carhaix in bed in a chamber connecting with the one in which they were in the habit of dining.
church
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From this reading The window opened its half-wheel not on the place Saint Sulpice but on the rear of the church, whose roof prevented any light from getting in.
connecting
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From this reading He found Carhaix in bed in a chamber connecting with the one in which they were in the habit of dining.
covering
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From this reading This cell was furnished with an iron bed, whose springs shrieked, with two cane chairs, and with a table that had a shabby covering of green baize.
darker
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From this reading These rooms were very similar, with their walls of unpapered stone, and with their vaulted ceilings, only, the bedroom was darker.
dining
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From this reading He found Carhaix in bed in a chamber connecting with the one in which they were in the habit of dining.
Durtal
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From this reading Toward the end of the afternoon Durtal quit work and went up to the towers of Saint Sulpice.
end
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From this reading Toward the end of the afternoon Durtal quit work and went up to the towers of Saint Sulpice.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found Carhaix in bed in a chamber connecting with the one in which they were in the habit of dining.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The window opened its half-wheel not on the place Saint Sulpice but on the rear of the church, whose roof prevented any light from getting in.
furnished
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From this reading This cell was furnished with an iron bed, whose springs shrieked, with two cane chairs, and with a table that had a shabby covering of green baize.
getting
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From this reading The window opened its half-wheel not on the place Saint Sulpice but on the rear of the church, whose roof prevented any light from getting in.
green
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From this reading This cell was furnished with an iron bed, whose springs shrieked, with two cane chairs, and with a table that had a shabby covering of green baize.
habit
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From this reading He found Carhaix in bed in a chamber connecting with the one in which they were in the habit of dining.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This cell was furnished with an iron bed, whose springs shrieked, with two cane chairs, and with a table that had a shabby covering of green baize.
half-wheel
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From this reading The window opened its half-wheel not on the place Saint Sulpice but on the rear of the church, whose roof prevented any light from getting in.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found Carhaix in bed in a chamber connecting with the one in which they were in the habit of dining.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He found Carhaix in bed in a chamber connecting with the one in which they were in the habit of dining.
iron
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From this reading This cell was furnished with an iron bed, whose springs shrieked, with two cane chairs, and with a table that had a shabby covering of green baize.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The window opened its half-wheel not on the place Saint Sulpice but on the rear of the church, whose roof prevented any light from getting in.
light
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From this reading The window opened its half-wheel not on the place Saint Sulpice but on the rear of the church, whose roof prevented any light from getting in.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The window opened its half-wheel not on the place Saint Sulpice but on the rear of the church, whose roof prevented any light from getting in.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Toward the end of the afternoon Durtal quit work and went up to the towers of Saint Sulpice.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The window opened its half-wheel not on the place Saint Sulpice but on the rear of the church, whose roof prevented any light from getting in.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He found Carhaix in bed in a chamber connecting with the one in which they were in the habit of dining.
only
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From this reading These rooms were very similar, with their walls of unpapered stone, and with their vaulted ceilings, only, the bedroom was darker.
opened
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From this reading The window opened its half-wheel not on the place Saint Sulpice but on the rear of the church, whose roof prevented any light from getting in.
place
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From this reading The window opened its half-wheel not on the place Saint Sulpice but on the rear of the church, whose roof prevented any light from getting in.
prevented
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From this reading The window opened its half-wheel not on the place Saint Sulpice but on the rear of the church, whose roof prevented any light from getting in.
quit
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From this reading Toward the end of the afternoon Durtal quit work and went up to the towers of Saint Sulpice.
rear
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From this reading The window opened its half-wheel not on the place Saint Sulpice but on the rear of the church, whose roof prevented any light from getting in.
roof
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From this reading The window opened its half-wheel not on the place Saint Sulpice but on the rear of the church, whose roof prevented any light from getting in.
rooms
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From this reading These rooms were very similar, with their walls of unpapered stone, and with their vaulted ceilings, only, the bedroom was darker.
Saint
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From this reading Toward the end of the afternoon Durtal quit work and went up to the towers of Saint Sulpice.
shabby
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From this reading This cell was furnished with an iron bed, whose springs shrieked, with two cane chairs, and with a table that had a shabby covering of green baize.
shrieked
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From this reading This cell was furnished with an iron bed, whose springs shrieked, with two cane chairs, and with a table that had a shabby covering of green baize.
similar
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From this reading These rooms were very similar, with their walls of unpapered stone, and with their vaulted ceilings, only, the bedroom was darker.
springs
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From this reading This cell was furnished with an iron bed, whose springs shrieked, with two cane chairs, and with a table that had a shabby covering of green baize.
stone
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From this reading These rooms were very similar, with their walls of unpapered stone, and with their vaulted ceilings, only, the bedroom was darker.
Sulpice
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From this reading Toward the end of the afternoon Durtal quit work and went up to the towers of Saint Sulpice.
table
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From this reading This cell was furnished with an iron bed, whose springs shrieked, with two cane chairs, and with a table that had a shabby covering of green baize.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This cell was furnished with an iron bed, whose springs shrieked, with two cane chairs, and with a table that had a shabby covering of green baize.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Toward the end of the afternoon Durtal quit work and went up to the towers of Saint Sulpice.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These rooms were very similar, with their walls of unpapered stone, and with their vaulted ceilings, only, the bedroom was darker.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These rooms were very similar, with their walls of unpapered stone, and with their vaulted ceilings, only, the bedroom was darker.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found Carhaix in bed in a chamber connecting with the one in which they were in the habit of dining.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This cell was furnished with an iron bed, whose springs shrieked, with two cane chairs, and with a table that had a shabby covering of green baize.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Toward the end of the afternoon Durtal quit work and went up to the towers of Saint Sulpice.
TowardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Toward the end of the afternoon Durtal quit work and went up to the towers of Saint Sulpice.
towers
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From this reading Toward the end of the afternoon Durtal quit work and went up to the towers of Saint Sulpice.
two
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From this reading This cell was furnished with an iron bed, whose springs shrieked, with two cane chairs, and with a table that had a shabby covering of green baize.
unpapered
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From this reading These rooms were very similar, with their walls of unpapered stone, and with their vaulted ceilings, only, the bedroom was darker.
up
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From this reading Toward the end of the afternoon Durtal quit work and went up to the towers of Saint Sulpice.
vaulted
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From this reading These rooms were very similar, with their walls of unpapered stone, and with their vaulted ceilings, only, the bedroom was darker.
very
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From this reading These rooms were very similar, with their walls of unpapered stone, and with their vaulted ceilings, only, the bedroom was darker.
walls
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From this reading These rooms were very similar, with their walls of unpapered stone, and with their vaulted ceilings, only, the bedroom was darker.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading These rooms were very similar, with their walls of unpapered stone, and with their vaulted ceilings, only, the bedroom was darker.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Toward the end of the afternoon Durtal quit work and went up to the towers of Saint Sulpice.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He found Carhaix in bed in a chamber connecting with the one in which they were in the habit of dining.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He found Carhaix in bed in a chamber connecting with the one in which they were in the habit of dining.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The window opened its half-wheel not on the place Saint Sulpice but on the rear of the church, whose roof prevented any light from getting in.
window
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From this reading The window opened its half-wheel not on the place Saint Sulpice but on the rear of the church, whose roof prevented any light from getting in.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He found Carhaix in bed in a chamber connecting with the one in which they were in the habit of dining.
work
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From this reading Toward the end of the afternoon Durtal quit work and went up to the towers of Saint Sulpice.
