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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 THE QUEEN'S MIRACLE Where the eastern wing of the Louvre rose high above the Rue St. Thomas lay the apartments of Le Brusquet, at the end of a labyrinth of passages and galleries.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading THE QUEEN'S MIRACLE Where the eastern wing of the Louvre rose high above the Rue St. Thomas lay the apartments of Le Brusquet, at the end of a labyrinth of passages and galleries.
advice
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From this reading Having brought me here my friend left me, with a warning not to stir forth until his return--a piece of advice I was quite prepared to follow.
air
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From this reading Beyond this lay the narrow Rue St. Thomas du Louvre, its many-storeyed houses crowding one above the other, as if struggling for light and air.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once alone I stepped out into a small, overhanging balcony, that clung like a beehive to the leprous grey of the wall, and, sitting well under cover of the battlements, looked around.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Far below me was a walled courtyard, in which an archer of M. de Lorges' guard paced steadily backwards and forwards.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE QUEEN'S MIRACLE Where the eastern wing of the Louvre rose high above the Rue St. Thomas lay the apartments of Le Brusquet, at the end of a labyrinth of passages and galleries.
apartments
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archer
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From this reading Far below me was a walled courtyard, in which an archer of M. de Lorges' guard paced steadily backwards and forwards.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Once alone I stepped out into a small, overhanging balcony, that clung like a beehive to the leprous grey of the wall, and, sitting well under cover of the battlements, looked around.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Beyond this lay the narrow Rue St. Thomas du Louvre, its many-storeyed houses crowding one above the other, as if struggling for light and air.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE QUEEN'S MIRACLE Where the eastern wing of the Louvre rose high above the Rue St. Thomas lay the apartments of Le Brusquet, at the end of a labyrinth of passages and galleries.
backwards
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From this reading Far below me was a walled courtyard, in which an archer of M. de Lorges' guard paced steadily backwards and forwards.
balcony
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From this reading Once alone I stepped out into a small, overhanging balcony, that clung like a beehive to the leprous grey of the wall, and, sitting well under cover of the battlements, looked around.
battlements
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beehive
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From this reading Once alone I stepped out into a small, overhanging balcony, that clung like a beehive to the leprous grey of the wall, and, sitting well under cover of the battlements, looked around.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Far below me was a walled courtyard, in which an archer of M. de Lorges' guard paced steadily backwards and forwards.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond this lay the narrow Rue St. Thomas du Louvre, its many-storeyed houses crowding one above the other, as if struggling for light and air.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Having brought me here my friend left me, with a warning not to stir forth until his return--a piece of advice I was quite prepared to follow.
Brusquet
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From this reading THE QUEEN'S MIRACLE Where the eastern wing of the Louvre rose high above the Rue St. Thomas lay the apartments of Le Brusquet, at the end of a labyrinth of passages and galleries.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once alone I stepped out into a small, overhanging balcony, that clung like a beehive to the leprous grey of the wall, and, sitting well under cover of the battlements, looked around.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading Far below me was a walled courtyard, in which an archer of M. de Lorges' guard paced steadily backwards and forwards.
cover
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crowding
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From this reading Beyond this lay the narrow Rue St. Thomas du Louvre, its many-storeyed houses crowding one above the other, as if struggling for light and air.
de
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du
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eastern
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end
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Far
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From this reading Far below me was a walled courtyard, in which an archer of M. de Lorges' guard paced steadily backwards and forwards.
follow
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From this reading Having brought me here my friend left me, with a warning not to stir forth until his return--a piece of advice I was quite prepared to follow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Beyond this lay the narrow Rue St. Thomas du Louvre, its many-storeyed houses crowding one above the other, as if struggling for light and air.
forth
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From this reading Having brought me here my friend left me, with a warning not to stir forth until his return--a piece of advice I was quite prepared to follow.
forwardsnounUS /ˈforwards/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Far below me was a walled courtyard, in which an archer of M. de Lorges' guard paced steadily backwards and forwards.
friend
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From this reading Having brought me here my friend left me, with a warning not to stir forth until his return--a piece of advice I was quite prepared to follow.
galleries
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From this reading THE QUEEN'S MIRACLE Where the eastern wing of the Louvre rose high above the Rue St. Thomas lay the apartments of Le Brusquet, at the end of a labyrinth of passages and galleries.
grey
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guard
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From this reading Far below me was a walled courtyard, in which an archer of M. de Lorges' guard paced steadily backwards and forwards.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having brought me here my friend left me, with a warning not to stir forth until his return--a piece of advice I was quite prepared to follow.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having brought me here my friend left me, with a warning not to stir forth until his return--a piece of advice I was quite prepared to follow.
high
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From this reading THE QUEEN'S MIRACLE Where the eastern wing of the Louvre rose high above the Rue St. Thomas lay the apartments of Le Brusquet, at the end of a labyrinth of passages and galleries.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Having brought me here my friend left me, with a warning not to stir forth until his return--a piece of advice I was quite prepared to follow.
houses
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From this reading Beyond this lay the narrow Rue St. Thomas du Louvre, its many-storeyed houses crowding one above the other, as if struggling for light and air.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Having brought me here my friend left me, with a warning not to stir forth until his return--a piece of advice I was quite prepared to follow.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Beyond this lay the narrow Rue St. Thomas du Louvre, its many-storeyed houses crowding one above the other, as if struggling for light and air.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Far below me was a walled courtyard, in which an archer of M. de Lorges' guard paced steadily backwards and forwards.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Once alone I stepped out into a small, overhanging balcony, that clung like a beehive to the leprous grey of the wall, and, sitting well under cover of the battlements, looked around.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Beyond this lay the narrow Rue St. Thomas du Louvre, its many-storeyed houses crowding one above the other, as if struggling for light and air.
labyrinth
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lay
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From this reading THE QUEEN'S MIRACLE Where the eastern wing of the Louvre rose high above the Rue St. Thomas lay the apartments of Le Brusquet, at the end of a labyrinth of passages and galleries.
Le
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From this reading THE QUEEN'S MIRACLE Where the eastern wing of the Louvre rose high above the Rue St. Thomas lay the apartments of Le Brusquet, at the end of a labyrinth of passages and galleries.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having brought me here my friend left me, with a warning not to stir forth until his return--a piece of advice I was quite prepared to follow.
leprous
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From this reading Once alone I stepped out into a small, overhanging balcony, that clung like a beehive to the leprous grey of the wall, and, sitting well under cover of the battlements, looked around.
light
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From this reading Beyond this lay the narrow Rue St. Thomas du Louvre, its many-storeyed houses crowding one above the other, as if struggling for light and air.
like
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From this reading Once alone I stepped out into a small, overhanging balcony, that clung like a beehive to the leprous grey of the wall, and, sitting well under cover of the battlements, looked around.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once alone I stepped out into a small, overhanging balcony, that clung like a beehive to the leprous grey of the wall, and, sitting well under cover of the battlements, looked around.
Lorges
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Louvre
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M
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many-storeyed
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From this reading Beyond this lay the narrow Rue St. Thomas du Louvre, its many-storeyed houses crowding one above the other, as if struggling for light and air.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Having brought me here my friend left me, with a warning not to stir forth until his return--a piece of advice I was quite prepared to follow.
MIRACLE
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From this reading THE QUEEN'S MIRACLE Where the eastern wing of the Louvre rose high above the Rue St. Thomas lay the apartments of Le Brusquet, at the end of a labyrinth of passages and galleries.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Having brought me here my friend left me, with a warning not to stir forth until his return--a piece of advice I was quite prepared to follow.
narrow
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From this reading Beyond this lay the narrow Rue St. Thomas du Louvre, its many-storeyed houses crowding one above the other, as if struggling for light and air.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Having brought me here my friend left me, with a warning not to stir forth until his return--a piece of advice I was quite prepared to follow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE QUEEN'S MIRACLE Where the eastern wing of the Louvre rose high above the Rue St. Thomas lay the apartments of Le Brusquet, at the end of a labyrinth of passages and galleries.
Once
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From this reading Once alone I stepped out into a small, overhanging balcony, that clung like a beehive to the leprous grey of the wall, and, sitting well under cover of the battlements, looked around.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Beyond this lay the narrow Rue St. Thomas du Louvre, its many-storeyed houses crowding one above the other, as if struggling for light and air.
other
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From this reading Beyond this lay the narrow Rue St. Thomas du Louvre, its many-storeyed houses crowding one above the other, as if struggling for light and air.
out
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From this reading Once alone I stepped out into a small, overhanging balcony, that clung like a beehive to the leprous grey of the wall, and, sitting well under cover of the battlements, looked around.
overhanging
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paced
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From this reading Far below me was a walled courtyard, in which an archer of M. de Lorges' guard paced steadily backwards and forwards.
passages
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piece
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From this reading Having brought me here my friend left me, with a warning not to stir forth until his return--a piece of advice I was quite prepared to follow.
prepared
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From this reading Having brought me here my friend left me, with a warning not to stir forth until his return--a piece of advice I was quite prepared to follow.
QUEEN'S
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From this reading THE QUEEN'S MIRACLE Where the eastern wing of the Louvre rose high above the Rue St. Thomas lay the apartments of Le Brusquet, at the end of a labyrinth of passages and galleries.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having brought me here my friend left me, with a warning not to stir forth until his return--a piece of advice I was quite prepared to follow.
return
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From this reading Having brought me here my friend left me, with a warning not to stir forth until his return--a piece of advice I was quite prepared to follow.
rose
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Rue
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sitting
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small
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St
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steadily
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From this reading Far below me was a walled courtyard, in which an archer of M. de Lorges' guard paced steadily backwards and forwards.
stepped
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stir
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From this reading Having brought me here my friend left me, with a warning not to stir forth until his return--a piece of advice I was quite prepared to follow.
struggling
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From this reading Beyond this lay the narrow Rue St. Thomas du Louvre, its many-storeyed houses crowding one above the other, as if struggling for light and air.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once alone I stepped out into a small, overhanging balcony, that clung like a beehive to the leprous grey of the wall, and, sitting well under cover of the battlements, looked around.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUEEN'S MIRACLE Where the eastern wing of the Louvre rose high above the Rue St. Thomas lay the apartments of Le Brusquet, at the end of a labyrinth of passages and galleries.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Beyond this lay the narrow Rue St. Thomas du Louvre, its many-storeyed houses crowding one above the other, as if struggling for light and air.
Thomas
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From this reading THE QUEEN'S MIRACLE Where the eastern wing of the Louvre rose high above the Rue St. Thomas lay the apartments of Le Brusquet, at the end of a labyrinth of passages and galleries.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having brought me here my friend left me, with a warning not to stir forth until his return--a piece of advice I was quite prepared to follow.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Once alone I stepped out into a small, overhanging balcony, that clung like a beehive to the leprous grey of the wall, and, sitting well under cover of the battlements, looked around.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Having brought me here my friend left me, with a warning not to stir forth until his return--a piece of advice I was quite prepared to follow.
wall
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From this reading Once alone I stepped out into a small, overhanging balcony, that clung like a beehive to the leprous grey of the wall, and, sitting well under cover of the battlements, looked around.
walled
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From this reading Far below me was a walled courtyard, in which an archer of M. de Lorges' guard paced steadily backwards and forwards.
warning
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From this reading Having brought me here my friend left me, with a warning not to stir forth until his return--a piece of advice I was quite prepared to follow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Having brought me here my friend left me, with a warning not to stir forth until his return--a piece of advice I was quite prepared to follow.
well
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From this reading Once alone I stepped out into a small, overhanging balcony, that clung like a beehive to the leprous grey of the wall, and, sitting well under cover of the battlements, looked around.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE QUEEN'S MIRACLE Where the eastern wing of the Louvre rose high above the Rue St. Thomas lay the apartments of Le Brusquet, at the end of a labyrinth of passages and galleries.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Far below me was a walled courtyard, in which an archer of M. de Lorges' guard paced steadily backwards and forwards.
wing
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From this reading THE QUEEN'S MIRACLE Where the eastern wing of the Louvre rose high above the Rue St. Thomas lay the apartments of Le Brusquet, at the end of a labyrinth of passages and galleries.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Having brought me here my friend left me, with a warning not to stir forth until his return--a piece of advice I was quite prepared to follow.
