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1033
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From this reading About five years before the famine of 1033, his beloved wife Marceline died.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Den-Brao, a serf like his father, was since his youth employed in a neighboring stone quarry.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About five years before the famine of 1033, his beloved wife Marceline died.
age
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From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yvon--now no longer the Calf, but the Forester, since his appointment over the canton of the Fountain of the Hinds--and his family did not escape the scourge.
appointment
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From this reading Yvon--now no longer the Calf, but the Forester, since his appointment over the canton of the Fountain of the Hinds--and his family did not escape the scourge.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading About five years before the famine of 1033, his beloved wife Marceline died.
beloved
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From this reading About five years before the famine of 1033, his beloved wife Marceline died.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yvon--now no longer the Calf, but the Forester, since his appointment over the canton of the Fountain of the Hinds--and his family did not escape the scourge.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
Calf
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From this reading Yvon--now no longer the Calf, but the Forester, since his appointment over the canton of the Fountain of the Hinds--and his family did not escape the scourge.
canton
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From this reading Yvon--now no longer the Calf, but the Forester, since his appointment over the canton of the Fountain of the Hinds--and his family did not escape the scourge.
children
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From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
Den-Brao
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From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yvon--now no longer the Calf, but the Forester, since his appointment over the canton of the Fountain of the Hinds--and his family did not escape the scourge.
died
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From this reading About five years before the famine of 1033, his beloved wife Marceline died.
eldest
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From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
employed
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From this reading Den-Brao, a serf like his father, was since his youth employed in a neighboring stone quarry.
escape
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From this reading Yvon--now no longer the Calf, but the Forester, since his appointment over the canton of the Fountain of the Hinds--and his family did not escape the scourge.
family
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From this reading Yvon--now no longer the Calf, but the Forester, since his appointment over the canton of the Fountain of the Hinds--and his family did not escape the scourge.
famine
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From this reading About five years before the famine of 1033, his beloved wife Marceline died.
father
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From this reading Den-Brao, a serf like his father, was since his youth employed in a neighboring stone quarry.
five
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From this reading About five years before the famine of 1033, his beloved wife Marceline died.
Forester
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From this reading Yvon--now no longer the Calf, but the Forester, since his appointment over the canton of the Fountain of the Hinds--and his family did not escape the scourge.
FORESTER'S
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From this reading YVON THE FORESTER'S HUT.
Fountain
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From this reading Yvon--now no longer the Calf, but the Forester, since his appointment over the canton of the Fountain of the Hinds--and his family did not escape the scourge.
Gervaise
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From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
Hinds
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From this reading Yvon--now no longer the Calf, but the Forester, since his appointment over the canton of the Fountain of the Hinds--and his family did not escape the scourge.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yvon--now no longer the Calf, but the Forester, since his appointment over the canton of the Fountain of the Hinds--and his family did not escape the scourge.
HUT
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From this reading YVON THE FORESTER'S HUT.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Den-Brao, a serf like his father, was since his youth employed in a neighboring stone quarry.
inhabited
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From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
Jeannette
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From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
Julyan
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From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
latter's
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From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
like
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From this reading Den-Brao, a serf like his father, was since his youth employed in a neighboring stone quarry.
longer
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From this reading Yvon--now no longer the Calf, but the Forester, since his appointment over the canton of the Fountain of the Hinds--and his family did not escape the scourge.
Marceline
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From this reading About five years before the famine of 1033, his beloved wife Marceline died.
neighboring
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From this reading Den-Brao, a serf like his father, was since his youth employed in a neighboring stone quarry.
nine
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From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Yvon--now no longer the Calf, but the Forester, since his appointment over the canton of the Fountain of the Hinds--and his family did not escape the scourge.
Nominoe
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From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yvon--now no longer the Calf, but the Forester, since his appointment over the canton of the Fountain of the Hinds--and his family did not escape the scourge.
now
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From this reading Yvon--now no longer the Calf, but the Forester, since his appointment over the canton of the Fountain of the Hinds--and his family did not escape the scourge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yvon--now no longer the Calf, but the Forester, since his appointment over the canton of the Fountain of the Hinds--and his family did not escape the scourge.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Yvon--now no longer the Calf, but the Forester, since his appointment over the canton of the Fountain of the Hinds--and his family did not escape the scourge.
quarry
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From this reading Den-Brao, a serf like his father, was since his youth employed in a neighboring stone quarry.
scourge
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From this reading Yvon--now no longer the Calf, but the Forester, since his appointment over the canton of the Fountain of the Hinds--and his family did not escape the scourge.
second
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From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
serf
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From this reading Den-Brao, a serf like his father, was since his youth employed in a neighboring stone quarry.
seven
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From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
shared
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From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Yvon--now no longer the Calf, but the Forester, since his appointment over the canton of the Fountain of the Hinds--and his family did not escape the scourge.
son
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From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
stone
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From this reading Den-Brao, a serf like his father, was since his youth employed in a neighboring stone quarry.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading YVON THE FORESTER'S HUT.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
three
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From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
together
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From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
two
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From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
wife
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From this reading About five years before the famine of 1033, his beloved wife Marceline died.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
years
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From this reading About five years before the famine of 1033, his beloved wife Marceline died.
youngest
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From this reading He still inhabited his hut, now shared with him by his son Den-Brao and the latter's wife Gervaise, together with their three children, of whom the eldest, Nominoe, was nine, the second, Julyan, seven, and the youngest, Jeannette, two years of age.
youth
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From this reading Den-Brao, a serf like his father, was since his youth employed in a neighboring stone quarry.
YVON
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From this reading YVON THE FORESTER'S HUT.
