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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 During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
Abbé
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From this reading The Abbé Busoni had watched till daylight, and then left without calling anyone.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
all
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From this reading During the evening two men, engaged for the purpose, had carried Noirtier from Valentine’s room into his own, and contrary to all expectation there was no difficulty in withdrawing him from his child.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning dawned dull and cloudy.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading The Abbé Busoni had watched till daylight, and then left without calling anyone.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
beautiful
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From this reading This winding-sheet was nothing more than a beautiful piece of cambric, which the young girl had bought a fortnight before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This winding-sheet was nothing more than a beautiful piece of cambric, which the young girl had bought a fortnight before.
bought
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From this reading This winding-sheet was nothing more than a beautiful piece of cambric, which the young girl had bought a fortnight before.
Busoni
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From this reading The Abbé Busoni had watched till daylight, and then left without calling anyone.
calling
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From this reading The Abbé Busoni had watched till daylight, and then left without calling anyone.
cambric
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From this reading This winding-sheet was nothing more than a beautiful piece of cambric, which the young girl had bought a fortnight before.
carried
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From this reading During the evening two men, engaged for the purpose, had carried Noirtier from Valentine’s room into his own, and contrary to all expectation there was no difficulty in withdrawing him from his child.
child
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From this reading During the evening two men, engaged for the purpose, had carried Noirtier from Valentine’s room into his own, and contrary to all expectation there was no difficulty in withdrawing him from his child.
cloudy
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From this reading The next morning dawned dull and cloudy.
contrary
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From this reading During the evening two men, engaged for the purpose, had carried Noirtier from Valentine’s room into his own, and contrary to all expectation there was no difficulty in withdrawing him from his child.
corpse
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From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
dawned
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From this reading The next morning dawned dull and cloudy.
daylight
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From this reading The Abbé Busoni had watched till daylight, and then left without calling anyone.
death
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From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
difficulty
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From this reading During the evening two men, engaged for the purpose, had carried Noirtier from Valentine’s room into his own, and contrary to all expectation there was no difficulty in withdrawing him from his child.
dull
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From this reading The next morning dawned dull and cloudy.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
engaged
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From this reading During the evening two men, engaged for the purpose, had carried Noirtier from Valentine’s room into his own, and contrary to all expectation there was no difficulty in withdrawing him from his child.
equality
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From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
evening
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From this reading During the evening two men, engaged for the purpose, had carried Noirtier from Valentine’s room into his own, and contrary to all expectation there was no difficulty in withdrawing him from his child.
executed
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From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
expectation
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From this reading During the evening two men, engaged for the purpose, had carried Noirtier from Valentine’s room into his own, and contrary to all expectation there was no difficulty in withdrawing him from his child.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading During the evening two men, engaged for the purpose, had carried Noirtier from Valentine’s room into his own, and contrary to all expectation there was no difficulty in withdrawing him from his child.
fortnight
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From this reading This winding-sheet was nothing more than a beautiful piece of cambric, which the young girl had bought a fortnight before.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading During the evening two men, engaged for the purpose, had carried Noirtier from Valentine’s room into his own, and contrary to all expectation there was no difficulty in withdrawing him from his child.
girl
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From this reading This winding-sheet was nothing more than a beautiful piece of cambric, which the young girl had bought a fortnight before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading During the evening two men, engaged for the purpose, had carried Noirtier from Valentine’s room into his own, and contrary to all expectation there was no difficulty in withdrawing him from his child.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading During the evening two men, engaged for the purpose, had carried Noirtier from Valentine’s room into his own, and contrary to all expectation there was no difficulty in withdrawing him from his child.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading During the evening two men, engaged for the purpose, had carried Noirtier from Valentine’s room into his own, and contrary to all expectation there was no difficulty in withdrawing him from his child.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Abbé Busoni had watched till daylight, and then left without calling anyone.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
luxury
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From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
melancholy
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From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
men
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From this reading During the evening two men, engaged for the purpose, had carried Noirtier from Valentine’s room into his own, and contrary to all expectation there was no difficulty in withdrawing him from his child.
more
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From this reading This winding-sheet was nothing more than a beautiful piece of cambric, which the young girl had bought a fortnight before.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning dawned dull and cloudy.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning dawned dull and cloudy.
night
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From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading During the evening two men, engaged for the purpose, had carried Noirtier from Valentine’s room into his own, and contrary to all expectation there was no difficulty in withdrawing him from his child.
Noirtier
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From this reading During the evening two men, engaged for the purpose, had carried Noirtier from Valentine’s room into his own, and contrary to all expectation there was no difficulty in withdrawing him from his child.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading This winding-sheet was nothing more than a beautiful piece of cambric, which the young girl had bought a fortnight before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
office
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From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
own
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From this reading During the evening two men, engaged for the purpose, had carried Noirtier from Valentine’s room into his own, and contrary to all expectation there was no difficulty in withdrawing him from his child.
piece
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From this reading This winding-sheet was nothing more than a beautiful piece of cambric, which the young girl had bought a fortnight before.
pleasing
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From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
proof
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From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
purpose
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From this reading During the evening two men, engaged for the purpose, had carried Noirtier from Valentine’s room into his own, and contrary to all expectation there was no difficulty in withdrawing him from his child.
room
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From this reading During the evening two men, engaged for the purpose, had carried Noirtier from Valentine’s room into his own, and contrary to all expectation there was no difficulty in withdrawing him from his child.
said
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From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This winding-sheet was nothing more than a beautiful piece of cambric, which the young girl had bought a fortnight before.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning dawned dull and cloudy.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
then
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From this reading The Abbé Busoni had watched till daylight, and then left without calling anyone.
there
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From this reading During the evening two men, engaged for the purpose, had carried Noirtier from Valentine’s room into his own, and contrary to all expectation there was no difficulty in withdrawing him from his child.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This winding-sheet was nothing more than a beautiful piece of cambric, which the young girl had bought a fortnight before.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The Abbé Busoni had watched till daylight, and then left without calling anyone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During the evening two men, engaged for the purpose, had carried Noirtier from Valentine’s room into his own, and contrary to all expectation there was no difficulty in withdrawing him from his child.
two
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From this reading During the evening two men, engaged for the purpose, had carried Noirtier from Valentine’s room into his own, and contrary to all expectation there was no difficulty in withdrawing him from his child.
undertakers
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From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
Valentine's
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From this reading During the evening two men, engaged for the purpose, had carried Noirtier from Valentine’s room into his own, and contrary to all expectation there was no difficulty in withdrawing him from his child.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This winding-sheet was nothing more than a beautiful piece of cambric, which the young girl had bought a fortnight before.
watched
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From this reading The Abbé Busoni had watched till daylight, and then left without calling anyone.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
winding-sheet
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From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
withdrawing
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From this reading During the evening two men, engaged for the purpose, had carried Noirtier from Valentine’s room into his own, and contrary to all expectation there was no difficulty in withdrawing him from his child.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The Abbé Busoni had watched till daylight, and then left without calling anyone.
wrapped
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From this reading During the night the undertakers had executed their melancholy office, and wrapped the corpse in the winding-sheet, which, whatever may be said about the equality of death, is at least a last proof of the luxury so pleasing in life.
young
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From this reading This winding-sheet was nothing more than a beautiful piece of cambric, which the young girl had bought a fortnight before.
