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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 Domremy is a frontier village of Lorraine that cosily nestles on the slope of a fertile valley whose pasture grounds are watered by the Meuse.
all
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From this reading This church is the handsomest of all in the valley, which begins at Vaucouleurs and ends at Domremy.
almost
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From this reading An oak forest, that still preserves some mementoes of druid tradition, reaches out almost to the village church.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An oak forest, that still preserves some mementoes of druid tradition, reaches out almost to the village church.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This church is the handsomest of all in the valley, which begins at Vaucouleurs and ends at Domremy.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Domremy is a frontier village of Lorraine that cosily nestles on the slope of a fertile valley whose pasture grounds are watered by the Meuse.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This church is the handsomest of all in the valley, which begins at Vaucouleurs and ends at Domremy.
begins
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From this reading This church is the handsomest of all in the valley, which begins at Vaucouleurs and ends at Domremy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Domremy is a frontier village of Lorraine that cosily nestles on the slope of a fertile valley whose pasture grounds are watered by the Meuse.
Catherine
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From this reading St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, superbly painted and gilded, ornament the sanctuary.
church
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From this reading An oak forest, that still preserves some mementoes of druid tradition, reaches out almost to the village church.
cosily
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From this reading Domremy is a frontier village of Lorraine that cosily nestles on the slope of a fertile valley whose pasture grounds are watered by the Meuse.
Domremy
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From this reading Domremy is a frontier village of Lorraine that cosily nestles on the slope of a fertile valley whose pasture grounds are watered by the Meuse.
druid
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From this reading An oak forest, that still preserves some mementoes of druid tradition, reaches out almost to the village church.
ends
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From this reading This church is the handsomest of all in the valley, which begins at Vaucouleurs and ends at Domremy.
fertile
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From this reading Domremy is a frontier village of Lorraine that cosily nestles on the slope of a fertile valley whose pasture grounds are watered by the Meuse.
forest
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From this reading An oak forest, that still preserves some mementoes of druid tradition, reaches out almost to the village church.
frontier
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From this reading Domremy is a frontier village of Lorraine that cosily nestles on the slope of a fertile valley whose pasture grounds are watered by the Meuse.
gilded
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From this reading St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, superbly painted and gilded, ornament the sanctuary.
grounds
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From this reading Domremy is a frontier village of Lorraine that cosily nestles on the slope of a fertile valley whose pasture grounds are watered by the Meuse.
handsomest
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From this reading This church is the handsomest of all in the valley, which begins at Vaucouleurs and ends at Domremy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This church is the handsomest of all in the valley, which begins at Vaucouleurs and ends at Domremy.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Domremy is a frontier village of Lorraine that cosily nestles on the slope of a fertile valley whose pasture grounds are watered by the Meuse.
JEANNETTE
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From this reading JEANNETTE.
Lorraine
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From this reading Domremy is a frontier village of Lorraine that cosily nestles on the slope of a fertile valley whose pasture grounds are watered by the Meuse.
Marguerite
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From this reading St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, superbly painted and gilded, ornament the sanctuary.
mementoes
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From this reading An oak forest, that still preserves some mementoes of druid tradition, reaches out almost to the village church.
Meuse
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From this reading Domremy is a frontier village of Lorraine that cosily nestles on the slope of a fertile valley whose pasture grounds are watered by the Meuse.
nestles
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From this reading Domremy is a frontier village of Lorraine that cosily nestles on the slope of a fertile valley whose pasture grounds are watered by the Meuse.
oak
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From this reading An oak forest, that still preserves some mementoes of druid tradition, reaches out almost to the village church.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Domremy is a frontier village of Lorraine that cosily nestles on the slope of a fertile valley whose pasture grounds are watered by the Meuse.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Domremy is a frontier village of Lorraine that cosily nestles on the slope of a fertile valley whose pasture grounds are watered by the Meuse.
ornament
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From this reading St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, superbly painted and gilded, ornament the sanctuary.
out
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From this reading An oak forest, that still preserves some mementoes of druid tradition, reaches out almost to the village church.
painted
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From this reading St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, superbly painted and gilded, ornament the sanctuary.
pasture
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From this reading Domremy is a frontier village of Lorraine that cosily nestles on the slope of a fertile valley whose pasture grounds are watered by the Meuse.
preserves
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From this reading An oak forest, that still preserves some mementoes of druid tradition, reaches out almost to the village church.
reaches
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From this reading An oak forest, that still preserves some mementoes of druid tradition, reaches out almost to the village church.
sanctuarynounUS /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, superbly painted and gilded, ornament the sanctuary.
slope
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From this reading Domremy is a frontier village of Lorraine that cosily nestles on the slope of a fertile valley whose pasture grounds are watered by the Meuse.
some
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From this reading An oak forest, that still preserves some mementoes of druid tradition, reaches out almost to the village church.
St
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From this reading St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, superbly painted and gilded, ornament the sanctuary.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An oak forest, that still preserves some mementoes of druid tradition, reaches out almost to the village church.
superbly
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From this reading St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, superbly painted and gilded, ornament the sanctuary.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Domremy is a frontier village of Lorraine that cosily nestles on the slope of a fertile valley whose pasture grounds are watered by the Meuse.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Domremy is a frontier village of Lorraine that cosily nestles on the slope of a fertile valley whose pasture grounds are watered by the Meuse.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This church is the handsomest of all in the valley, which begins at Vaucouleurs and ends at Domremy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An oak forest, that still preserves some mementoes of druid tradition, reaches out almost to the village church.
tradition
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From this reading An oak forest, that still preserves some mementoes of druid tradition, reaches out almost to the village church.
valley
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From this reading Domremy is a frontier village of Lorraine that cosily nestles on the slope of a fertile valley whose pasture grounds are watered by the Meuse.
Vaucouleurs
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From this reading This church is the handsomest of all in the valley, which begins at Vaucouleurs and ends at Domremy.
village
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From this reading Domremy is a frontier village of Lorraine that cosily nestles on the slope of a fertile valley whose pasture grounds are watered by the Meuse.
waterednounUS /ˈwatered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Domremy is a frontier village of Lorraine that cosily nestles on the slope of a fertile valley whose pasture grounds are watered by the Meuse.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This church is the handsomest of all in the valley, which begins at Vaucouleurs and ends at Domremy.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Domremy is a frontier village of Lorraine that cosily nestles on the slope of a fertile valley whose pasture grounds are watered by the Meuse.