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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 She, with an air half grave, half mocking, with a particular and very odd air, leading him there to make him do a penance which she had ordered.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Once more the new saps were awakening above the long sleep of the dead.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the holy enclosure, the flowerbeds of the tombs were coming into bloom again, as also the rose bushes on the walls.
air
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From this reading She, with an air half grave, half mocking, with a particular and very odd air, leading him there to make him do a penance which she had ordered.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went in together, through the lower door, into the empty church, where the old “benoite” in a black mantilla was alone, dusting the altars.
also
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From this reading In the holy enclosure, the flowerbeds of the tombs were coming into bloom again, as also the rose bushes on the walls.
altars
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From this reading They went in together, through the lower door, into the empty church, where the old “benoite” in a black mantilla was alone, dusting the altars.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She, with an air half grave, half mocking, with a particular and very odd air, leading him there to make him do a penance which she had ordered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One clear April morning, they were walking to the church, Gracieuse and Ramuntcho.
April
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From this reading One clear April morning, they were walking to the church, Gracieuse and Ramuntcho.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the holy enclosure, the flowerbeds of the tombs were coming into bloom again, as also the rose bushes on the walls.
awakening
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From this reading Once more the new saps were awakening above the long sleep of the dead.
benoite
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From this reading They went in together, through the lower door, into the empty church, where the old “benoite” in a black mantilla was alone, dusting the altars.
black
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From this reading They went in together, through the lower door, into the empty church, where the old “benoite” in a black mantilla was alone, dusting the altars.
bloom
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From this reading In the holy enclosure, the flowerbeds of the tombs were coming into bloom again, as also the rose bushes on the walls.
bushes
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From this reading In the holy enclosure, the flowerbeds of the tombs were coming into bloom again, as also the rose bushes on the walls.
church
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From this reading One clear April morning, they were walking to the church, Gracieuse and Ramuntcho.
clear
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From this reading One clear April morning, they were walking to the church, Gracieuse and Ramuntcho.
coming
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From this reading In the holy enclosure, the flowerbeds of the tombs were coming into bloom again, as also the rose bushes on the walls.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once more the new saps were awakening above the long sleep of the dead.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She, with an air half grave, half mocking, with a particular and very odd air, leading him there to make him do a penance which she had ordered.
door
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From this reading They went in together, through the lower door, into the empty church, where the old “benoite” in a black mantilla was alone, dusting the altars.
dusting
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From this reading They went in together, through the lower door, into the empty church, where the old “benoite” in a black mantilla was alone, dusting the altars.
empty
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From this reading They went in together, through the lower door, into the empty church, where the old “benoite” in a black mantilla was alone, dusting the altars.
enclosurenounUS /ˈenclosure/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the holy enclosure, the flowerbeds of the tombs were coming into bloom again, as also the rose bushes on the walls.
flowerbeds
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From this reading In the holy enclosure, the flowerbeds of the tombs were coming into bloom again, as also the rose bushes on the walls.
Gracieuse
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From this reading One clear April morning, they were walking to the church, Gracieuse and Ramuntcho.
grave
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From this reading She, with an air half grave, half mocking, with a particular and very odd air, leading him there to make him do a penance which she had ordered.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She, with an air half grave, half mocking, with a particular and very odd air, leading him there to make him do a penance which she had ordered.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She, with an air half grave, half mocking, with a particular and very odd air, leading him there to make him do a penance which she had ordered.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She, with an air half grave, half mocking, with a particular and very odd air, leading him there to make him do a penance which she had ordered.
holy
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From this reading In the holy enclosure, the flowerbeds of the tombs were coming into bloom again, as also the rose bushes on the walls.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the holy enclosure, the flowerbeds of the tombs were coming into bloom again, as also the rose bushes on the walls.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In the holy enclosure, the flowerbeds of the tombs were coming into bloom again, as also the rose bushes on the walls.
leading
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From this reading She, with an air half grave, half mocking, with a particular and very odd air, leading him there to make him do a penance which she had ordered.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once more the new saps were awakening above the long sleep of the dead.
lower
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From this reading They went in together, through the lower door, into the empty church, where the old “benoite” in a black mantilla was alone, dusting the altars.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She, with an air half grave, half mocking, with a particular and very odd air, leading him there to make him do a penance which she had ordered.
mantilla
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From this reading They went in together, through the lower door, into the empty church, where the old “benoite” in a black mantilla was alone, dusting the altars.
mocking
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From this reading She, with an air half grave, half mocking, with a particular and very odd air, leading him there to make him do a penance which she had ordered.
more
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From this reading Once more the new saps were awakening above the long sleep of the dead.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One clear April morning, they were walking to the church, Gracieuse and Ramuntcho.
new
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From this reading Once more the new saps were awakening above the long sleep of the dead.
odd
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From this reading She, with an air half grave, half mocking, with a particular and very odd air, leading him there to make him do a penance which she had ordered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the holy enclosure, the flowerbeds of the tombs were coming into bloom again, as also the rose bushes on the walls.
old
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From this reading They went in together, through the lower door, into the empty church, where the old “benoite” in a black mantilla was alone, dusting the altars.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the holy enclosure, the flowerbeds of the tombs were coming into bloom again, as also the rose bushes on the walls.
Once
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From this reading Once more the new saps were awakening above the long sleep of the dead.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One clear April morning, they were walking to the church, Gracieuse and Ramuntcho.
ordered
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From this reading She, with an air half grave, half mocking, with a particular and very odd air, leading him there to make him do a penance which she had ordered.
particular
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From this reading She, with an air half grave, half mocking, with a particular and very odd air, leading him there to make him do a penance which she had ordered.
penance
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From this reading She, with an air half grave, half mocking, with a particular and very odd air, leading him there to make him do a penance which she had ordered.
Ramuntcho
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From this reading One clear April morning, they were walking to the church, Gracieuse and Ramuntcho.
rose
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From this reading In the holy enclosure, the flowerbeds of the tombs were coming into bloom again, as also the rose bushes on the walls.
saps
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From this reading Once more the new saps were awakening above the long sleep of the dead.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She, with an air half grave, half mocking, with a particular and very odd air, leading him there to make him do a penance which she had ordered.
sleep
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From this reading Once more the new saps were awakening above the long sleep of the dead.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One clear April morning, they were walking to the church, Gracieuse and Ramuntcho.
there
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From this reading She, with an air half grave, half mocking, with a particular and very odd air, leading him there to make him do a penance which she had ordered.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One clear April morning, they were walking to the church, Gracieuse and Ramuntcho.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They went in together, through the lower door, into the empty church, where the old “benoite” in a black mantilla was alone, dusting the altars.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One clear April morning, they were walking to the church, Gracieuse and Ramuntcho.
together
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From this reading They went in together, through the lower door, into the empty church, where the old “benoite” in a black mantilla was alone, dusting the altars.
tombs
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From this reading In the holy enclosure, the flowerbeds of the tombs were coming into bloom again, as also the rose bushes on the walls.
very
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From this reading She, with an air half grave, half mocking, with a particular and very odd air, leading him there to make him do a penance which she had ordered.
walking
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From this reading One clear April morning, they were walking to the church, Gracieuse and Ramuntcho.
walls
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From this reading In the holy enclosure, the flowerbeds of the tombs were coming into bloom again, as also the rose bushes on the walls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They went in together, through the lower door, into the empty church, where the old “benoite” in a black mantilla was alone, dusting the altars.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went in together, through the lower door, into the empty church, where the old “benoite” in a black mantilla was alone, dusting the altars.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One clear April morning, they were walking to the church, Gracieuse and Ramuntcho.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They went in together, through the lower door, into the empty church, where the old “benoite” in a black mantilla was alone, dusting the altars.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She, with an air half grave, half mocking, with a particular and very odd air, leading him there to make him do a penance which she had ordered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She, with an air half grave, half mocking, with a particular and very odd air, leading him there to make him do a penance which she had ordered.
