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70
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From this reading There were about 70 of them.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the visitors entered all the prisoners jumped up and stood beside the beds, excepting two, a young man who was in a state of high fever, and an old man who did nothing but groan.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There were about 70 of them.
accompanied
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From this reading When they had passed the anteroom and the sickening, stinking corridor, the Englishman and Nekhludoff, accompanied by the inspector, entered the first cell, where those sentenced to hard labour were confined.
all
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From this reading The beds took up the middle of the cell and the prisoners were all in bed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When the visitors entered all the prisoners jumped up and stood beside the beds, excepting two, a young man who was in a state of high fever, and an old man who did nothing but groan.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When they had passed the anteroom and the sickening, stinking corridor, the Englishman and Nekhludoff, accompanied by the inspector, entered the first cell, where those sentenced to hard labour were confined.
anteroom
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From this reading When they had passed the anteroom and the sickening, stinking corridor, the Englishman and Nekhludoff, accompanied by the inspector, entered the first cell, where those sentenced to hard labour were confined.
bed
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From this reading The beds took up the middle of the cell and the prisoners were all in bed.
beds
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From this reading The beds took up the middle of the cell and the prisoners were all in bed.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading When the visitors entered all the prisoners jumped up and stood beside the beds, excepting two, a young man who was in a state of high fever, and an old man who did nothing but groan.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When the visitors entered all the prisoners jumped up and stood beside the beds, excepting two, a young man who was in a state of high fever, and an old man who did nothing but groan.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When they had passed the anteroom and the sickening, stinking corridor, the Englishman and Nekhludoff, accompanied by the inspector, entered the first cell, where those sentenced to hard labour were confined.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading When they had passed the anteroom and the sickening, stinking corridor, the Englishman and Nekhludoff, accompanied by the inspector, entered the first cell, where those sentenced to hard labour were confined.
confined
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From this reading When they had passed the anteroom and the sickening, stinking corridor, the Englishman and Nekhludoff, accompanied by the inspector, entered the first cell, where those sentenced to hard labour were confined.
corridor
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From this reading When they had passed the anteroom and the sickening, stinking corridor, the Englishman and Nekhludoff, accompanied by the inspector, entered the first cell, where those sentenced to hard labour were confined.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When the visitors entered all the prisoners jumped up and stood beside the beds, excepting two, a young man who was in a state of high fever, and an old man who did nothing but groan.
ENGLISH
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From this reading THE ENGLISH VISITOR.
Englishman
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From this reading When they had passed the anteroom and the sickening, stinking corridor, the Englishman and Nekhludoff, accompanied by the inspector, entered the first cell, where those sentenced to hard labour were confined.
entered
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From this reading When they had passed the anteroom and the sickening, stinking corridor, the Englishman and Nekhludoff, accompanied by the inspector, entered the first cell, where those sentenced to hard labour were confined.
excepting
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From this reading When the visitors entered all the prisoners jumped up and stood beside the beds, excepting two, a young man who was in a state of high fever, and an old man who did nothing but groan.
fever
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From this reading When the visitors entered all the prisoners jumped up and stood beside the beds, excepting two, a young man who was in a state of high fever, and an old man who did nothing but groan.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they had passed the anteroom and the sickening, stinking corridor, the Englishman and Nekhludoff, accompanied by the inspector, entered the first cell, where those sentenced to hard labour were confined.
groan
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From this reading When the visitors entered all the prisoners jumped up and stood beside the beds, excepting two, a young man who was in a state of high fever, and an old man who did nothing but groan.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When they had passed the anteroom and the sickening, stinking corridor, the Englishman and Nekhludoff, accompanied by the inspector, entered the first cell, where those sentenced to hard labour were confined.
hard
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From this reading When they had passed the anteroom and the sickening, stinking corridor, the Englishman and Nekhludoff, accompanied by the inspector, entered the first cell, where those sentenced to hard labour were confined.
high
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From this reading When the visitors entered all the prisoners jumped up and stood beside the beds, excepting two, a young man who was in a state of high fever, and an old man who did nothing but groan.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The beds took up the middle of the cell and the prisoners were all in bed.
inspector
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From this reading When they had passed the anteroom and the sickening, stinking corridor, the Englishman and Nekhludoff, accompanied by the inspector, entered the first cell, where those sentenced to hard labour were confined.
jumped
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From this reading When the visitors entered all the prisoners jumped up and stood beside the beds, excepting two, a young man who was in a state of high fever, and an old man who did nothing but groan.
labour
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From this reading When they had passed the anteroom and the sickening, stinking corridor, the Englishman and Nekhludoff, accompanied by the inspector, entered the first cell, where those sentenced to hard labour were confined.
man
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From this reading When the visitors entered all the prisoners jumped up and stood beside the beds, excepting two, a young man who was in a state of high fever, and an old man who did nothing but groan.
middle
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From this reading The beds took up the middle of the cell and the prisoners were all in bed.
Nekhludoff
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From this reading When they had passed the anteroom and the sickening, stinking corridor, the Englishman and Nekhludoff, accompanied by the inspector, entered the first cell, where those sentenced to hard labour were confined.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading When the visitors entered all the prisoners jumped up and stood beside the beds, excepting two, a young man who was in a state of high fever, and an old man who did nothing but groan.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The beds took up the middle of the cell and the prisoners were all in bed.
old
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From this reading When the visitors entered all the prisoners jumped up and stood beside the beds, excepting two, a young man who was in a state of high fever, and an old man who did nothing but groan.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they had passed the anteroom and the sickening, stinking corridor, the Englishman and Nekhludoff, accompanied by the inspector, entered the first cell, where those sentenced to hard labour were confined.
prisoners
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From this reading The beds took up the middle of the cell and the prisoners were all in bed.
sentenced
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From this reading When they had passed the anteroom and the sickening, stinking corridor, the Englishman and Nekhludoff, accompanied by the inspector, entered the first cell, where those sentenced to hard labour were confined.
sickening
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From this reading When they had passed the anteroom and the sickening, stinking corridor, the Englishman and Nekhludoff, accompanied by the inspector, entered the first cell, where those sentenced to hard labour were confined.
state
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From this reading When the visitors entered all the prisoners jumped up and stood beside the beds, excepting two, a young man who was in a state of high fever, and an old man who did nothing but groan.
stinking
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From this reading When they had passed the anteroom and the sickening, stinking corridor, the Englishman and Nekhludoff, accompanied by the inspector, entered the first cell, where those sentenced to hard labour were confined.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the visitors entered all the prisoners jumped up and stood beside the beds, excepting two, a young man who was in a state of high fever, and an old man who did nothing but groan.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ENGLISH VISITOR.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were about 70 of them.
There
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From this reading There were about 70 of them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they had passed the anteroom and the sickening, stinking corridor, the Englishman and Nekhludoff, accompanied by the inspector, entered the first cell, where those sentenced to hard labour were confined.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading When they had passed the anteroom and the sickening, stinking corridor, the Englishman and Nekhludoff, accompanied by the inspector, entered the first cell, where those sentenced to hard labour were confined.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they had passed the anteroom and the sickening, stinking corridor, the Englishman and Nekhludoff, accompanied by the inspector, entered the first cell, where those sentenced to hard labour were confined.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The beds took up the middle of the cell and the prisoners were all in bed.
two
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From this reading When the visitors entered all the prisoners jumped up and stood beside the beds, excepting two, a young man who was in a state of high fever, and an old man who did nothing but groan.
up
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From this reading The beds took up the middle of the cell and the prisoners were all in bed.
VISITOR
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From this reading THE ENGLISH VISITOR.
visitors
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From this reading When the visitors entered all the prisoners jumped up and stood beside the beds, excepting two, a young man who was in a state of high fever, and an old man who did nothing but groan.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the visitors entered all the prisoners jumped up and stood beside the beds, excepting two, a young man who was in a state of high fever, and an old man who did nothing but groan.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they had passed the anteroom and the sickening, stinking corridor, the Englishman and Nekhludoff, accompanied by the inspector, entered the first cell, where those sentenced to hard labour were confined.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they had passed the anteroom and the sickening, stinking corridor, the Englishman and Nekhludoff, accompanied by the inspector, entered the first cell, where those sentenced to hard labour were confined.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When they had passed the anteroom and the sickening, stinking corridor, the Englishman and Nekhludoff, accompanied by the inspector, entered the first cell, where those sentenced to hard labour were confined.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When the visitors entered all the prisoners jumped up and stood beside the beds, excepting two, a young man who was in a state of high fever, and an old man who did nothing but groan.
young
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From this reading When the visitors entered all the prisoners jumped up and stood beside the beds, excepting two, a young man who was in a state of high fever, and an old man who did nothing but groan.
