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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 At last, unable to sit still, he went out to kill the time, but a drizzling rain drove him for shelter into the cathedral.
Abbe
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From this reading The day had come for Durtal to strap his portmanteau and set out with the Abbe Plomb.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After offering his devotions to the Virgin of the Pillar, he seated himself amid a camp of vacant chairs to meditate.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading After offering his devotions to the Virgin of the Pillar, he seated himself amid a camp of vacant chairs to meditate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day had come for Durtal to strap his portmanteau and set out with the Abbe Plomb.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He became fidgety with waiting as the hours went by.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, unable to sit still, he went out to kill the time, but a drizzling rain drove him for shelter into the cathedral.
became
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From this reading He became fidgety with waiting as the hours went by.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At last, unable to sit still, he went out to kill the time, but a drizzling rain drove him for shelter into the cathedral.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He became fidgety with waiting as the hours went by.
camp
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From this reading After offering his devotions to the Virgin of the Pillar, he seated himself amid a camp of vacant chairs to meditate.
cathedral
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From this reading At last, unable to sit still, he went out to kill the time, but a drizzling rain drove him for shelter into the cathedral.
chairs
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From this reading After offering his devotions to the Virgin of the Pillar, he seated himself amid a camp of vacant chairs to meditate.
Chartres
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From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day had come for Durtal to strap his portmanteau and set out with the Abbe Plomb.
day
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From this reading The day had come for Durtal to strap his portmanteau and set out with the Abbe Plomb.
devotions
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From this reading After offering his devotions to the Virgin of the Pillar, he seated himself amid a camp of vacant chairs to meditate.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
drizzling
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From this reading At last, unable to sit still, he went out to kill the time, but a drizzling rain drove him for shelter into the cathedral.
drove
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From this reading At last, unable to sit still, he went out to kill the time, but a drizzling rain drove him for shelter into the cathedral.
Durtal
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From this reading The day had come for Durtal to strap his portmanteau and set out with the Abbe Plomb.
fidgety
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From this reading He became fidgety with waiting as the hours went by.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The day had come for Durtal to strap his portmanteau and set out with the Abbe Plomb.
gained
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From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day had come for Durtal to strap his portmanteau and set out with the Abbe Plomb.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He became fidgety with waiting as the hours went by.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At last, unable to sit still, he went out to kill the time, but a drizzling rain drove him for shelter into the cathedral.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading After offering his devotions to the Virgin of the Pillar, he seated himself amid a camp of vacant chairs to meditate.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The day had come for Durtal to strap his portmanteau and set out with the Abbe Plomb.
hours
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From this reading He became fidgety with waiting as the hours went by.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
interrupting
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From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At last, unable to sit still, he went out to kill the time, but a drizzling rain drove him for shelter into the cathedral.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
kill
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From this reading At last, unable to sit still, he went out to kill the time, but a drizzling rain drove him for shelter into the cathedral.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, unable to sit still, he went out to kill the time, but a drizzling rain drove him for shelter into the cathedral.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
meditate
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From this reading After offering his devotions to the Virgin of the Pillar, he seated himself amid a camp of vacant chairs to meditate.
minute
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From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
monotony
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From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After offering his devotions to the Virgin of the Pillar, he seated himself amid a camp of vacant chairs to meditate.
offering
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From this reading After offering his devotions to the Virgin of the Pillar, he seated himself amid a camp of vacant chairs to meditate.
only
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From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
out
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From this reading The day had come for Durtal to strap his portmanteau and set out with the Abbe Plomb.
Pillar
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From this reading After offering his devotions to the Virgin of the Pillar, he seated himself amid a camp of vacant chairs to meditate.
Plomb
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From this reading The day had come for Durtal to strap his portmanteau and set out with the Abbe Plomb.
portmanteau
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From this reading The day had come for Durtal to strap his portmanteau and set out with the Abbe Plomb.
quiet
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From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
rain
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From this reading At last, unable to sit still, he went out to kill the time, but a drizzling rain drove him for shelter into the cathedral.
seated
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From this reading After offering his devotions to the Virgin of the Pillar, he seated himself amid a camp of vacant chairs to meditate.
set
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From this reading The day had come for Durtal to strap his portmanteau and set out with the Abbe Plomb.
settling
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From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
shelter
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From this reading At last, unable to sit still, he went out to kill the time, but a drizzling rain drove him for shelter into the cathedral.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
sit
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From this reading At last, unable to sit still, he went out to kill the time, but a drizzling rain drove him for shelter into the cathedral.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, unable to sit still, he went out to kill the time, but a drizzling rain drove him for shelter into the cathedral.
stock
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From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
strap
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From this reading The day had come for Durtal to strap his portmanteau and set out with the Abbe Plomb.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day had come for Durtal to strap his portmanteau and set out with the Abbe Plomb.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, unable to sit still, he went out to kill the time, but a drizzling rain drove him for shelter into the cathedral.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day had come for Durtal to strap his portmanteau and set out with the Abbe Plomb.
town
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From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
unable
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From this reading At last, unable to sit still, he went out to kill the time, but a drizzling rain drove him for shelter into the cathedral.
vacant
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From this reading After offering his devotions to the Virgin of the Pillar, he seated himself amid a camp of vacant chairs to meditate.
Virgin
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From this reading After offering his devotions to the Virgin of the Pillar, he seated himself amid a camp of vacant chairs to meditate.
waiting
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From this reading He became fidgety with waiting as the hours went by.
well
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From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He became fidgety with waiting as the hours went by.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Before interrupting the quiet monotony of my life at Chartres by this journey, shall I not do well to look into myself, if only for a minute, and take stock of what I have gained before and since settling in this town?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The day had come for Durtal to strap his portmanteau and set out with the Abbe Plomb.
