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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 One may not be loyal for seventy years, and then easily become a traitor.
activity
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From this reading He had watched while the boxes of ammunition were uncovered in their barrels, he had seen the cobbler’s shop become a seething hive of activity, where all day men had come and gone.
Adelbert
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From this reading While the birthday supper was at its height, in the bureau of the concierge sat old Adelbert, heavy and despairing.
all
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From this reading He had watched while the boxes of ammunition were uncovered in their barrels, he had seen the cobbler’s shop become a seething hive of activity, where all day men had come and gone.
ammunition
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From this reading He had watched while the boxes of ammunition were uncovered in their barrels, he had seen the cobbler’s shop become a seething hive of activity, where all day men had come and gone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While the birthday supper was at its height, in the bureau of the concierge sat old Adelbert, heavy and despairing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While the birthday supper was at its height, in the bureau of the concierge sat old Adelbert, heavy and despairing.
away
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From this reading He had surveyed stonily the costume in which the little Prince was to be taken away.
barrels
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From this reading He had watched while the boxes of ammunition were uncovered in their barrels, he had seen the cobbler’s shop become a seething hive of activity, where all day men had come and gone.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One may not be loyal for seventy years, and then easily become a traitor.
become
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From this reading One may not be loyal for seventy years, and then easily become a traitor.
birthday
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From this reading While the birthday supper was at its height, in the bureau of the concierge sat old Adelbert, heavy and despairing.
boxes
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From this reading He had watched while the boxes of ammunition were uncovered in their barrels, he had seen the cobbler’s shop become a seething hive of activity, where all day men had come and gone.
bureau
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From this reading While the birthday supper was at its height, in the bureau of the concierge sat old Adelbert, heavy and despairing.
cobbler's
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From this reading He had watched while the boxes of ammunition were uncovered in their barrels, he had seen the cobbler’s shop become a seething hive of activity, where all day men had come and gone.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had watched while the boxes of ammunition were uncovered in their barrels, he had seen the cobbler’s shop become a seething hive of activity, where all day men had come and gone.
Committee
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From this reading That very day had he learned to what use the Committee would put the information he had given them, and his old heart was dead within him.
concierge
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From this reading While the birthday supper was at its height, in the bureau of the concierge sat old Adelbert, heavy and despairing.
costume
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From this reading He had surveyed stonily the costume in which the little Prince was to be taken away.
day
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From this reading That very day had he learned to what use the Committee would put the information he had given them, and his old heart was dead within him.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That very day had he learned to what use the Committee would put the information he had given them, and his old heart was dead within him.
despairing
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From this reading While the birthday supper was at its height, in the bureau of the concierge sat old Adelbert, heavy and despairing.
easily
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From this reading One may not be loyal for seventy years, and then easily become a traitor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One may not be loyal for seventy years, and then easily become a traitor.
given
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From this reading That very day had he learned to what use the Committee would put the information he had given them, and his old heart was dead within him.
gone
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From this reading He had watched while the boxes of ammunition were uncovered in their barrels, he had seen the cobbler’s shop become a seething hive of activity, where all day men had come and gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That very day had he learned to what use the Committee would put the information he had given them, and his old heart was dead within him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That very day had he learned to what use the Committee would put the information he had given them, and his old heart was dead within him.
heart
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From this reading That very day had he learned to what use the Committee would put the information he had given them, and his old heart was dead within him.
heavy
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From this reading While the birthday supper was at its height, in the bureau of the concierge sat old Adelbert, heavy and despairing.
height
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From this reading While the birthday supper was at its height, in the bureau of the concierge sat old Adelbert, heavy and despairing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That very day had he learned to what use the Committee would put the information he had given them, and his old heart was dead within him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That very day had he learned to what use the Committee would put the information he had given them, and his old heart was dead within him.
hive
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From this reading He had watched while the boxes of ammunition were uncovered in their barrels, he had seen the cobbler’s shop become a seething hive of activity, where all day men had come and gone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While the birthday supper was at its height, in the bureau of the concierge sat old Adelbert, heavy and despairing.
information
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From this reading That very day had he learned to what use the Committee would put the information he had given them, and his old heart was dead within him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading While the birthday supper was at its height, in the bureau of the concierge sat old Adelbert, heavy and despairing.
learned
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From this reading That very day had he learned to what use the Committee would put the information he had given them, and his old heart was dead within him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had surveyed stonily the costume in which the little Prince was to be taken away.
loyal
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From this reading One may not be loyal for seventy years, and then easily become a traitor.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading One may not be loyal for seventy years, and then easily become a traitor.
men
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From this reading He had watched while the boxes of ammunition were uncovered in their barrels, he had seen the cobbler’s shop become a seething hive of activity, where all day men had come and gone.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One may not be loyal for seventy years, and then easily become a traitor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While the birthday supper was at its height, in the bureau of the concierge sat old Adelbert, heavy and despairing.
old
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From this reading While the birthday supper was at its height, in the bureau of the concierge sat old Adelbert, heavy and despairing.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One may not be loyal for seventy years, and then easily become a traitor.
Prince
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From this reading He had surveyed stonily the costume in which the little Prince was to be taken away.
put
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From this reading That very day had he learned to what use the Committee would put the information he had given them, and his old heart was dead within him.
sat
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From this reading While the birthday supper was at its height, in the bureau of the concierge sat old Adelbert, heavy and despairing.
seen
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From this reading He had watched while the boxes of ammunition were uncovered in their barrels, he had seen the cobbler’s shop become a seething hive of activity, where all day men had come and gone.
seething
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From this reading He had watched while the boxes of ammunition were uncovered in their barrels, he had seen the cobbler’s shop become a seething hive of activity, where all day men had come and gone.
seventy
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From this reading One may not be loyal for seventy years, and then easily become a traitor.
shop
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From this reading He had watched while the boxes of ammunition were uncovered in their barrels, he had seen the cobbler’s shop become a seething hive of activity, where all day men had come and gone.
stonily
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From this reading He had surveyed stonily the costume in which the little Prince was to be taken away.
supper
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From this reading While the birthday supper was at its height, in the bureau of the concierge sat old Adelbert, heavy and despairing.
surveyed
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From this reading He had surveyed stonily the costume in which the little Prince was to be taken away.
taken
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From this reading He had surveyed stonily the costume in which the little Prince was to be taken away.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That very day had he learned to what use the Committee would put the information he had given them, and his old heart was dead within him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While the birthday supper was at its height, in the bureau of the concierge sat old Adelbert, heavy and despairing.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had watched while the boxes of ammunition were uncovered in their barrels, he had seen the cobbler’s shop become a seething hive of activity, where all day men had come and gone.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That very day had he learned to what use the Committee would put the information he had given them, and his old heart was dead within him.
then
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From this reading One may not be loyal for seventy years, and then easily become a traitor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That very day had he learned to what use the Committee would put the information he had given them, and his old heart was dead within him.
traitor
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From this reading One may not be loyal for seventy years, and then easily become a traitor.
uncovered
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From this reading He had watched while the boxes of ammunition were uncovered in their barrels, he had seen the cobbler’s shop become a seething hive of activity, where all day men had come and gone.
use
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From this reading That very day had he learned to what use the Committee would put the information he had given them, and his old heart was dead within him.
very
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From this reading That very day had he learned to what use the Committee would put the information he had given them, and his old heart was dead within him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While the birthday supper was at its height, in the bureau of the concierge sat old Adelbert, heavy and despairing.
watched
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From this reading He had watched while the boxes of ammunition were uncovered in their barrels, he had seen the cobbler’s shop become a seething hive of activity, where all day men had come and gone.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had watched while the boxes of ammunition were uncovered in their barrels, he had seen the cobbler’s shop become a seething hive of activity, where all day men had come and gone.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That very day had he learned to what use the Committee would put the information he had given them, and his old heart was dead within him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He had watched while the boxes of ammunition were uncovered in their barrels, he had seen the cobbler’s shop become a seething hive of activity, where all day men had come and gone.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had surveyed stonily the costume in which the little Prince was to be taken away.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the birthday supper was at its height, in the bureau of the concierge sat old Adelbert, heavy and despairing.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading That very day had he learned to what use the Committee would put the information he had given them, and his old heart was dead within him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That very day had he learned to what use the Committee would put the information he had given them, and his old heart was dead within him.
years
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From this reading One may not be loyal for seventy years, and then easily become a traitor.
