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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 D'Harmental remained an instant, his candle in his hand, looking around him with a look almost of ecstasy.
absent
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From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
accustomed
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From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first sensation D'Harmental experienced on returning was one of inexpressible satisfaction at finding himself again in that little room so filled with recollections.
All
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From this reading All the other impressions of his life were effaced by those which he had experienced in this little corner of the world.
almost
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From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading D'Harmental remained an instant, his candle in his hand, looking around him with a look almost of ecstasy.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading D'Harmental remained an instant, his candle in his hand, looking around him with a look almost of ecstasy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The first sensation D'Harmental experienced on returning was one of inexpressible satisfaction at finding himself again in that little room so filled with recollections.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All the other impressions of his life were effaced by those which he had experienced in this little corner of the world.
candle
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From this reading D'Harmental remained an instant, his candle in his hand, looking around him with a look almost of ecstasy.
care
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From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
corner
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From this reading All the other impressions of his life were effaced by those which he had experienced in this little corner of the world.
D'Harmental
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From this reading The first sensation D'Harmental experienced on returning was one of inexpressible satisfaction at finding himself again in that little room so filled with recollections.
day
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From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
Denis
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From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
ecstasy
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From this reading D'Harmental remained an instant, his candle in his hand, looking around him with a look almost of ecstasy.
effaced
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From this reading All the other impressions of his life were effaced by those which he had experienced in this little corner of the world.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
experienced
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From this reading The first sensation D'Harmental experienced on returning was one of inexpressible satisfaction at finding himself again in that little room so filled with recollections.
filled
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From this reading The first sensation D'Harmental experienced on returning was one of inexpressible satisfaction at finding himself again in that little room so filled with recollections.
finding
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From this reading The first sensation D'Harmental experienced on returning was one of inexpressible satisfaction at finding himself again in that little room so filled with recollections.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first sensation D'Harmental experienced on returning was one of inexpressible satisfaction at finding himself again in that little room so filled with recollections.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
hand
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From this reading D'Harmental remained an instant, his candle in his hand, looking around him with a look almost of ecstasy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading D'Harmental remained an instant, his candle in his hand, looking around him with a look almost of ecstasy.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The first sensation D'Harmental experienced on returning was one of inexpressible satisfaction at finding himself again in that little room so filled with recollections.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading D'Harmental remained an instant, his candle in his hand, looking around him with a look almost of ecstasy.
impressions
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From this reading All the other impressions of his life were effaced by those which he had experienced in this little corner of the world.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first sensation D'Harmental experienced on returning was one of inexpressible satisfaction at finding himself again in that little room so filled with recollections.
inexpressible
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From this reading The first sensation D'Harmental experienced on returning was one of inexpressible satisfaction at finding himself again in that little room so filled with recollections.
instant
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From this reading D'Harmental remained an instant, his candle in his hand, looking around him with a look almost of ecstasy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
JEALOUSY
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From this reading JEALOUSY.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the other impressions of his life were effaced by those which he had experienced in this little corner of the world.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first sensation D'Harmental experienced on returning was one of inexpressible satisfaction at finding himself again in that little room so filled with recollections.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading D'Harmental remained an instant, his candle in his hand, looking around him with a look almost of ecstasy.
looking
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From this reading D'Harmental remained an instant, his candle in his hand, looking around him with a look almost of ecstasy.
Madame
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From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
maternal
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From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first sensation D'Harmental experienced on returning was one of inexpressible satisfaction at finding himself again in that little room so filled with recollections.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first sensation D'Harmental experienced on returning was one of inexpressible satisfaction at finding himself again in that little room so filled with recollections.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The first sensation D'Harmental experienced on returning was one of inexpressible satisfaction at finding himself again in that little room so filled with recollections.
only
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From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
other
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From this reading All the other impressions of his life were effaced by those which he had experienced in this little corner of the world.
place
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From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
quitted
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From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
recollections
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From this reading The first sensation D'Harmental experienced on returning was one of inexpressible satisfaction at finding himself again in that little room so filled with recollections.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading D'Harmental remained an instant, his candle in his hand, looking around him with a look almost of ecstasy.
returning
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From this reading The first sensation D'Harmental experienced on returning was one of inexpressible satisfaction at finding himself again in that little room so filled with recollections.
room
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From this reading The first sensation D'Harmental experienced on returning was one of inexpressible satisfaction at finding himself again in that little room so filled with recollections.
satisfaction
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From this reading The first sensation D'Harmental experienced on returning was one of inexpressible satisfaction at finding himself again in that little room so filled with recollections.
sensation
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From this reading The first sensation D'Harmental experienced on returning was one of inexpressible satisfaction at finding himself again in that little room so filled with recollections.
six
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From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The first sensation D'Harmental experienced on returning was one of inexpressible satisfaction at finding himself again in that little room so filled with recollections.
supposed
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From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
thanks
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From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first sensation D'Harmental experienced on returning was one of inexpressible satisfaction at finding himself again in that little room so filled with recollections.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first sensation D'Harmental experienced on returning was one of inexpressible satisfaction at finding himself again in that little room so filled with recollections.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All the other impressions of his life were effaced by those which he had experienced in this little corner of the world.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading All the other impressions of his life were effaced by those which he had experienced in this little corner of the world.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first sensation D'Harmental experienced on returning was one of inexpressible satisfaction at finding himself again in that little room so filled with recollections.
weeks
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From this reading Though he had been absent six weeks, one might have supposed that he had only quitted it the day before, as, thanks to the almost maternal care of Madame Denis, everything was in its accustomed place.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the other impressions of his life were effaced by those which he had experienced in this little corner of the world.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All the other impressions of his life were effaced by those which he had experienced in this little corner of the world.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The first sensation D'Harmental experienced on returning was one of inexpressible satisfaction at finding himself again in that little room so filled with recollections.
world
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From this reading All the other impressions of his life were effaced by those which he had experienced in this little corner of the world.
