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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 As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
accustomed
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From this reading Little by little she grew accustomed to the thought that she was rid of him, although she would start every time that a neighbor, a beggar or a peddler would enter suddenly.
afar
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From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Little by little she grew accustomed to the thought that she was rid of him, although she would start every time that a neighbor, a beggar or a peddler would enter suddenly.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
aux
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From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
bark
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From this reading In the neighborhood of Dieppe the wreck of his bark, the Jeune-Amelie, was found.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
beggarnounUS /ˈbɛɡər/
a person who asks for money or food
From this reading Little by little she grew accustomed to the thought that she was rid of him, although she would start every time that a neighbor, a beggar or a peddler would enter suddenly.
bodies
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From this reading The bodies of his sailors were found near Saint-Valery, but his body was never recovered.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bodies of his sailors were found near Saint-Valery, but his body was never recovered.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The bodies of his sailors were found near Saint-Valery, but his body was never recovered.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Little by little she grew accustomed to the thought that she was rid of him, although she would start every time that a neighbor, a beggar or a peddler would enter suddenly.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
carried
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From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
collision
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From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
cut
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From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
died
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From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
Dieppe
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From this reading In the neighborhood of Dieppe the wreck of his bark, the Jeune-Amelie, was found.
disappearance
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From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
enter
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From this reading Little by little she grew accustomed to the thought that she was rid of him, although she would start every time that a neighbor, a beggar or a peddler would enter suddenly.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Little by little she grew accustomed to the thought that she was rid of him, although she would start every time that a neighbor, a beggar or a peddler would enter suddenly.
expected
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From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
feared
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From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the neighborhood of Dieppe the wreck of his bark, the Jeune-Amelie, was found.
four
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From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
furniture
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From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
grew
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From this reading Little by little she grew accustomed to the thought that she was rid of him, although she would start every time that a neighbor, a beggar or a peddler would enter suddenly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Little by little she grew accustomed to the thought that she was rid of him, although she would start every time that a neighbor, a beggar or a peddler would enter suddenly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the neighborhood of Dieppe the wreck of his bark, the Jeune-Amelie, was found.
house
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From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
husband
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From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the neighborhood of Dieppe the wreck of his bark, the Jeune-Amelie, was found.
Jeune-Amelie
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From this reading In the neighborhood of Dieppe the wreck of his bark, the Jeune-Amelie, was found.
Juifs
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From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little by little she grew accustomed to the thought that she was rid of him, although she would start every time that a neighbor, a beggar or a peddler would enter suddenly.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
near
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From this reading The bodies of his sailors were found near Saint-Valery, but his body was never recovered.
neighbor
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From this reading Little by little she grew accustomed to the thought that she was rid of him, although she would start every time that a neighbor, a beggar or a peddler would enter suddenly.
neighborhood
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From this reading In the neighborhood of Dieppe the wreck of his bark, the Jeune-Amelie, was found.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bodies of his sailors were found near Saint-Valery, but his body was never recovered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the neighborhood of Dieppe the wreck of his bark, the Jeune-Amelie, was found.
off
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From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
old
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From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Little by little she grew accustomed to the thought that she was rid of him, although she would start every time that a neighbor, a beggar or a peddler would enter suddenly.
peddler
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From this reading Little by little she grew accustomed to the thought that she was rid of him, although she would start every time that a neighbor, a beggar or a peddler would enter suddenly.
picked
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From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
recently
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From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
recovered
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From this reading The bodies of his sailors were found near Saint-Valery, but his body was never recovered.
return
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From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
rid
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From this reading Little by little she grew accustomed to the thought that she was rid of him, although she would start every time that a neighbor, a beggar or a peddler would enter suddenly.
Rue
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From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
sailors
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From this reading The bodies of his sailors were found near Saint-Valery, but his body was never recovered.
Saint-Valery
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From this reading The bodies of his sailors were found near Saint-Valery, but his body was never recovered.
sale
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From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
sea
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From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Little by little she grew accustomed to the thought that she was rid of him, although she would start every time that a neighbor, a beggar or a peddler would enter suddenly.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little by little she grew accustomed to the thought that she was rid of him, although she would start every time that a neighbor, a beggar or a peddler would enter suddenly.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Little by little she grew accustomed to the thought that she was rid of him, although she would start every time that a neighbor, a beggar or a peddler would enter suddenly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Little by little she grew accustomed to the thought that she was rid of him, although she would start every time that a neighbor, a beggar or a peddler would enter suddenly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the neighborhood of Dieppe the wreck of his bark, the Jeune-Amelie, was found.
there
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From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little by little she grew accustomed to the thought that she was rid of him, although she would start every time that a neighbor, a beggar or a peddler would enter suddenly.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
two
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From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
up
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From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
vessel
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From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
walking
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From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the neighborhood of Dieppe the wreck of his bark, the Jeune-Amelie, was found.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The bodies of his sailors were found near Saint-Valery, but his body was never recovered.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
wife
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From this reading As his vessel seemed to have been cut in two, his wife expected and feared his return for a long time, for if there had been a collision he alone might have been picked up and carried afar off.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Little by little she grew accustomed to the thought that she was rid of him, although she would start every time that a neighbor, a beggar or a peddler would enter suddenly.
wreck
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From this reading In the neighborhood of Dieppe the wreck of his bark, the Jeune-Amelie, was found.
years
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From this reading One afternoon, about four years after the disappearance of her husband, while she was walking along the Rue aux Juifs, she stopped before the house of an old sea captain who had recently died and whose furniture was for sale.
