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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 He was returning with his heart in disarray, with his heart in a tumult and in distress.
absence
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From this reading He was returning, Ramuntcho, after his three years of absence, discharged from the army in that city of the North where his regiment was in garrison.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He was returning, Ramuntcho, after his three years of absence, discharged from the army in that city of the North where his regiment was in garrison.
air
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From this reading His twenty-two year old face had darkened under the ardent sun; his mustache, now very long, gave him an air of proud nobility.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His twenty-two year old face had darkened under the ardent sun; his mustache, now very long, gave him an air of proud nobility.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was returning with his heart in disarray, with his heart in a tumult and in distress.
appeared
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From this reading And, on the lapel of the civilian coat which he had just bought, appeared the glorious ribbon of his medal.
ardent
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From this reading His twenty-two year old face had darkened under the ardent sun; his mustache, now very long, gave him an air of proud nobility.
army
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From this reading He was returning, Ramuntcho, after his three years of absence, discharged from the army in that city of the North where his regiment was in garrison.
arrived
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From this reading At Bordeaux, where he had arrived after a night of travel, he had taken a place, with some emotion, in that train of Irun which descends in a direct line toward the South, through the monotony of the interminable moors.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Bordeaux, where he had arrived after a night of travel, he had taken a place, with some emotion, in that train of Irun which descends in a direct line toward the South, through the monotony of the interminable moors.
Bordeaux
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From this reading At Bordeaux, where he had arrived after a night of travel, he had taken a place, with some emotion, in that train of Irun which descends in a direct line toward the South, through the monotony of the interminable moors.
bought
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From this reading And, on the lapel of the civilian coat which he had just bought, appeared the glorious ribbon of his medal.
city
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From this reading He was returning, Ramuntcho, after his three years of absence, discharged from the army in that city of the North where his regiment was in garrison.
civilian
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From this reading And, on the lapel of the civilian coat which he had just bought, appeared the glorious ribbon of his medal.
coat
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From this reading And, on the lapel of the civilian coat which he had just bought, appeared the glorious ribbon of his medal.
darkened
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From this reading His twenty-two year old face had darkened under the ardent sun; his mustache, now very long, gave him an air of proud nobility.
descends
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From this reading At Bordeaux, where he had arrived after a night of travel, he had taken a place, with some emotion, in that train of Irun which descends in a direct line toward the South, through the monotony of the interminable moors.
direct
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From this reading At Bordeaux, where he had arrived after a night of travel, he had taken a place, with some emotion, in that train of Irun which descends in a direct line toward the South, through the monotony of the interminable moors.
disarraynounUS /disarray/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was returning with his heart in disarray, with his heart in a tumult and in distress.
dischargedverbUS /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/
released from a duty or job
From this reading He was returning, Ramuntcho, after his three years of absence, discharged from the army in that city of the North where his regiment was in garrison.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading He was returning with his heart in disarray, with his heart in a tumult and in distress.
emotion
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From this reading At Bordeaux, where he had arrived after a night of travel, he had taken a place, with some emotion, in that train of Irun which descends in a direct line toward the South, through the monotony of the interminable moors.
face
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From this reading His twenty-two year old face had darkened under the ardent sun; his mustache, now very long, gave him an air of proud nobility.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was returning, Ramuntcho, after his three years of absence, discharged from the army in that city of the North where his regiment was in garrison.
garrisonnounUS /ˈɡærəsən/
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading He was returning, Ramuntcho, after his three years of absence, discharged from the army in that city of the North where his regiment was in garrison.
gave
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From this reading His twenty-two year old face had darkened under the ardent sun; his mustache, now very long, gave him an air of proud nobility.
glorious
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From this reading And, on the lapel of the civilian coat which he had just bought, appeared the glorious ribbon of his medal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His twenty-two year old face had darkened under the ardent sun; his mustache, now very long, gave him an air of proud nobility.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was returning, Ramuntcho, after his three years of absence, discharged from the army in that city of the North where his regiment was in garrison.
heart
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From this reading He was returning with his heart in disarray, with his heart in a tumult and in distress.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His twenty-two year old face had darkened under the ardent sun; his mustache, now very long, gave him an air of proud nobility.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was returning, Ramuntcho, after his three years of absence, discharged from the army in that city of the North where his regiment was in garrison.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was returning, Ramuntcho, after his three years of absence, discharged from the army in that city of the North where his regiment was in garrison.
interminable
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From this reading At Bordeaux, where he had arrived after a night of travel, he had taken a place, with some emotion, in that train of Irun which descends in a direct line toward the South, through the monotony of the interminable moors.
Irun
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From this reading At Bordeaux, where he had arrived after a night of travel, he had taken a place, with some emotion, in that train of Irun which descends in a direct line toward the South, through the monotony of the interminable moors.
just
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From this reading And, on the lapel of the civilian coat which he had just bought, appeared the glorious ribbon of his medal.
lapel
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From this reading And, on the lapel of the civilian coat which he had just bought, appeared the glorious ribbon of his medal.
line
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From this reading At Bordeaux, where he had arrived after a night of travel, he had taken a place, with some emotion, in that train of Irun which descends in a direct line toward the South, through the monotony of the interminable moors.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His twenty-two year old face had darkened under the ardent sun; his mustache, now very long, gave him an air of proud nobility.
medal
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From this reading And, on the lapel of the civilian coat which he had just bought, appeared the glorious ribbon of his medal.
monotony
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From this reading At Bordeaux, where he had arrived after a night of travel, he had taken a place, with some emotion, in that train of Irun which descends in a direct line toward the South, through the monotony of the interminable moors.
moors
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From this reading At Bordeaux, where he had arrived after a night of travel, he had taken a place, with some emotion, in that train of Irun which descends in a direct line toward the South, through the monotony of the interminable moors.
mustache
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From this reading His twenty-two year old face had darkened under the ardent sun; his mustache, now very long, gave him an air of proud nobility.
night
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From this reading At Bordeaux, where he had arrived after a night of travel, he had taken a place, with some emotion, in that train of Irun which descends in a direct line toward the South, through the monotony of the interminable moors.
nobility
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From this reading His twenty-two year old face had darkened under the ardent sun; his mustache, now very long, gave him an air of proud nobility.
North
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From this reading He was returning, Ramuntcho, after his three years of absence, discharged from the army in that city of the North where his regiment was in garrison.
now
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From this reading His twenty-two year old face had darkened under the ardent sun; his mustache, now very long, gave him an air of proud nobility.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was returning, Ramuntcho, after his three years of absence, discharged from the army in that city of the North where his regiment was in garrison.
old
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From this reading His twenty-two year old face had darkened under the ardent sun; his mustache, now very long, gave him an air of proud nobility.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And, on the lapel of the civilian coat which he had just bought, appeared the glorious ribbon of his medal.
place
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From this reading At Bordeaux, where he had arrived after a night of travel, he had taken a place, with some emotion, in that train of Irun which descends in a direct line toward the South, through the monotony of the interminable moors.
proud
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From this reading His twenty-two year old face had darkened under the ardent sun; his mustache, now very long, gave him an air of proud nobility.
Ramuntcho
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From this reading He was returning, Ramuntcho, after his three years of absence, discharged from the army in that city of the North where his regiment was in garrison.
regiment
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From this reading He was returning, Ramuntcho, after his three years of absence, discharged from the army in that city of the North where his regiment was in garrison.
returning
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From this reading He was returning, Ramuntcho, after his three years of absence, discharged from the army in that city of the North where his regiment was in garrison.
ribbon
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From this reading And, on the lapel of the civilian coat which he had just bought, appeared the glorious ribbon of his medal.
some
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From this reading At Bordeaux, where he had arrived after a night of travel, he had taken a place, with some emotion, in that train of Irun which descends in a direct line toward the South, through the monotony of the interminable moors.
South
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From this reading At Bordeaux, where he had arrived after a night of travel, he had taken a place, with some emotion, in that train of Irun which descends in a direct line toward the South, through the monotony of the interminable moors.
sun
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From this reading His twenty-two year old face had darkened under the ardent sun; his mustache, now very long, gave him an air of proud nobility.
taken
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From this reading At Bordeaux, where he had arrived after a night of travel, he had taken a place, with some emotion, in that train of Irun which descends in a direct line toward the South, through the monotony of the interminable moors.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was returning, Ramuntcho, after his three years of absence, discharged from the army in that city of the North where his regiment was in garrison.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was returning, Ramuntcho, after his three years of absence, discharged from the army in that city of the North where his regiment was in garrison.
three
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From this reading He was returning, Ramuntcho, after his three years of absence, discharged from the army in that city of the North where his regiment was in garrison.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At Bordeaux, where he had arrived after a night of travel, he had taken a place, with some emotion, in that train of Irun which descends in a direct line toward the South, through the monotony of the interminable moors.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading At Bordeaux, where he had arrived after a night of travel, he had taken a place, with some emotion, in that train of Irun which descends in a direct line toward the South, through the monotony of the interminable moors.
train
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From this reading At Bordeaux, where he had arrived after a night of travel, he had taken a place, with some emotion, in that train of Irun which descends in a direct line toward the South, through the monotony of the interminable moors.
travel
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From this reading At Bordeaux, where he had arrived after a night of travel, he had taken a place, with some emotion, in that train of Irun which descends in a direct line toward the South, through the monotony of the interminable moors.
tumult
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From this reading He was returning with his heart in disarray, with his heart in a tumult and in distress.
twenty-two
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From this reading His twenty-two year old face had darkened under the ardent sun; his mustache, now very long, gave him an air of proud nobility.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading His twenty-two year old face had darkened under the ardent sun; his mustache, now very long, gave him an air of proud nobility.
very
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From this reading His twenty-two year old face had darkened under the ardent sun; his mustache, now very long, gave him an air of proud nobility.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was returning, Ramuntcho, after his three years of absence, discharged from the army in that city of the North where his regiment was in garrison.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He was returning, Ramuntcho, after his three years of absence, discharged from the army in that city of the North where his regiment was in garrison.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And, on the lapel of the civilian coat which he had just bought, appeared the glorious ribbon of his medal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was returning with his heart in disarray, with his heart in a tumult and in distress.
year
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From this reading His twenty-two year old face had darkened under the ardent sun; his mustache, now very long, gave him an air of proud nobility.
years
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From this reading He was returning, Ramuntcho, after his three years of absence, discharged from the army in that city of the North where his regiment was in garrison.
