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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 In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
aims
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From this reading Almost forgotten by the world below, which had its own cares, its alarums and excursions, its strivings and aims, they lived for one another.
alarums
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From this reading Almost forgotten by the world below, which had its own cares, its alarums and excursions, its strivings and aims, they lived for one another.
ALL
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From this reading "AND ONLY ONE DOSE IN ALL THE WORLD!"
Almost
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From this reading Almost forgotten by the world below, which had its own cares, its alarums and excursions, its strivings and aims, they lived for one another.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "AND ONLY ONE DOSE IN ALL THE WORLD!"
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Almost forgotten by the world below, which had its own cares, its alarums and excursions, its strivings and aims, they lived for one another.
arrival
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From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
astray
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From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Almost forgotten by the world below, which had its own cares, its alarums and excursions, its strivings and aims, they lived for one another.
besieged
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From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
bound
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From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In all respects but one the picture was truly drawn.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
cares
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From this reading Almost forgotten by the world below, which had its own cares, its alarums and excursions, its strivings and aims, they lived for one another.
city
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From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
Claude
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From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
conceived
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From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
Corraterie
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From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
daughter
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From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
day
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From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
days
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From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
DOSE
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From this reading "AND ONLY ONE DOSE IN ALL THE WORLD!"
drawn
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From this reading In all respects but one the picture was truly drawn.
enduring
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From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
excursions
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From this reading Almost forgotten by the world below, which had its own cares, its alarums and excursions, its strivings and aims, they lived for one another.
far
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From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
floor
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From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Almost forgotten by the world below, which had its own cares, its alarums and excursions, its strivings and aims, they lived for one another.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Almost forgotten by the world below, which had its own cares, its alarums and excursions, its strivings and aims, they lived for one another.
gone
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From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
holy
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From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
house
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From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
imagined
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From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "AND ONLY ONE DOSE IN ALL THE WORLD!"
intuition
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From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Almost forgotten by the world below, which had its own cares, its alarums and excursions, its strivings and aims, they lived for one another.
led
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From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
lived
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From this reading Almost forgotten by the world below, which had its own cares, its alarums and excursions, its strivings and aims, they lived for one another.
lonely
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From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
love
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From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
menaced
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From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
midst
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From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
more
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From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
mother
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From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
once
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From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "AND ONLY ONE DOSE IN ALL THE WORLD!"
ONLY
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From this reading "AND ONLY ONE DOSE IN ALL THE WORLD!"
own
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From this reading Almost forgotten by the world below, which had its own cares, its alarums and excursions, its strivings and aims, they lived for one another.
peril
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From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
permanently
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From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
picture
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From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
pure
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From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
real
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From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
respects
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From this reading In all respects but one the picture was truly drawn.
simple
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From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
singular
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From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
strivings
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From this reading Almost forgotten by the world below, which had its own cares, its alarums and excursions, its strivings and aims, they lived for one another.
ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "AND ONLY ONE DOSE IN ALL THE WORLD!"
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Almost forgotten by the world below, which had its own cares, its alarums and excursions, its strivings and aims, they lived for one another.
tie
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From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
together
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From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
trouble
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From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
truly
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From this reading In all respects but one the picture was truly drawn.
two
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From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
union
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From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
upper
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From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
war
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From this reading Than the love between mother and daughter, no tie could be imagined at once more simple and more holy; no union more real and pure than that which bound together these two women, left lonely in days of war and trouble in the midst of a city permanently besieged and menaced by an enduring peril.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In all respects but one the picture was truly drawn.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
women
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From this reading In his picture of the life led by the two women on the upper floor of the house in the Corraterie, that picture which by a singular intuition he had conceived on the day of his arrival, Claude had not gone far astray.
WORLD
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From this reading "AND ONLY ONE DOSE IN ALL THE WORLD!"
