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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 one addressed a word to Madelon.
Abner
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From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
addressed
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From this reading No one addressed a word to Madelon.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning Madelon came down-stairs as usual and prepared breakfast.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next morning Madelon came down-stairs as usual and prepared breakfast.
ate
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From this reading When it was ready the family sat up to the table and ate silently and swiftly.
axes
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From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
book
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From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Eugene was the only one of the Hautvilles who ever read books.
breakfast
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From this reading The next morning Madelon came down-stairs as usual and prepared breakfast.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
came
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From this reading The next morning Madelon came down-stairs as usual and prepared breakfast.
caps
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From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
David
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From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
down
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From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
down-stairs
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From this reading The next morning Madelon came down-stairs as usual and prepared breakfast.
Eugene
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From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eugene was the only one of the Hautvilles who ever read books.
family
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From this reading When it was ready the family sat up to the table and ate silently and swiftly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
forth
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From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
fur
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From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
gracefully
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From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
Hautvilles
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From this reading Eugene was the only one of the Hautvilles who ever read books.
hearth
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From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it was ready the family sat up to the table and ate silently and swiftly.
jackets
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From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
leather
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From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
lounged
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From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
Madelon
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From this reading The next morning Madelon came down-stairs as usual and prepared breakfast.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Madelon came down-stairs as usual and prepared breakfast.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Madelon came down-stairs as usual and prepared breakfast.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one addressed a word to Madelon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Eugene was the only one of the Hautvilles who ever read books.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one addressed a word to Madelon.
only
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From this reading Eugene was the only one of the Hautvilles who ever read books.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
prepared
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From this reading The next morning Madelon came down-stairs as usual and prepared breakfast.
put
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From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
read
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From this reading Eugene was the only one of the Hautvilles who ever read books.
reading
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From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
ready
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From this reading When it was ready the family sat up to the table and ate silently and swiftly.
sat
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From this reading When it was ready the family sat up to the table and ate silently and swiftly.
set
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From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
settle
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From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
Shakespeare
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From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
silently
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From this reading When it was ready the family sat up to the table and ate silently and swiftly.
son
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From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
swiftly
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From this reading When it was ready the family sat up to the table and ate silently and swiftly.
table
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From this reading When it was ready the family sat up to the table and ate silently and swiftly.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Madelon came down-stairs as usual and prepared breakfast.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When it was ready the family sat up to the table and ate silently and swiftly.
up
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From this reading When it was ready the family sat up to the table and ate silently and swiftly.
usual
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From this reading The next morning Madelon came down-stairs as usual and prepared breakfast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When it was ready the family sat up to the table and ate silently and swiftly.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When it was ready the family sat up to the table and ate silently and swiftly.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Eugene was the only one of the Hautvilles who ever read books.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
woods
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From this reading After breakfast David and his son Abner put on their leather jackets and their fur caps, and set forth for the woods with their axes, but Eugene lounged gracefully over to the hearth and sat down on the settle, and began reading his Shakespeare book.
word
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From this reading No one addressed a word to Madelon.
