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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 THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
alive
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From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The countenance, as we have already said, was fully displayed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It had a purplish hue upon it, unlike the paleness of an ordinary corpse, but as little resembling the flush of natural life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
ankles
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From this reading They were tied together at the ankles with a black ribbon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
barefooted
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From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
beard
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From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
black
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From this reading They were tied together at the ankles with a black ribbon.
breast
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From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
brown
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From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
CAPUCHIN
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From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
Capuchins
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From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
clad
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From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
corpse
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From this reading It had a purplish hue upon it, unlike the paleness of an ordinary corpse, but as little resembling the flush of natural life.
countenance
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From this reading The countenance, as we have already said, was fully displayed.
cross
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From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
DEADnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
death
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From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
displayed
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From this reading The countenance, as we have already said, was fully displayed.
drawn
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From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
face
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From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
features
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From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
feet
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From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
flush
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From this reading It had a purplish hue upon it, unlike the paleness of an ordinary corpse, but as little resembling the flush of natural life.
folded
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From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
frock
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From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
fully
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From this reading The countenance, as we have already said, was fully displayed.
habit
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From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had a purplish hue upon it, unlike the paleness of an ordinary corpse, but as little resembling the flush of natural life.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The countenance, as we have already said, was fully displayed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
head
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From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
hood
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From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
hue
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From this reading It had a purplish hue upon it, unlike the paleness of an ordinary corpse, but as little resembling the flush of natural life.
hung
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From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had a purplish hue upon it, unlike the paleness of an ordinary corpse, but as little resembling the flush of natural life.
leave
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From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had a purplish hue upon it, unlike the paleness of an ordinary corpse, but as little resembling the flush of natural life.
lifetime
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From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had a purplish hue upon it, unlike the paleness of an ordinary corpse, but as little resembling the flush of natural life.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
monk
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From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
more
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From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
natural
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From this reading It had a purplish hue upon it, unlike the paleness of an ordinary corpse, but as little resembling the flush of natural life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
ordinary
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From this reading It had a purplish hue upon it, unlike the paleness of an ordinary corpse, but as little resembling the flush of natural life.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
paleness
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From this reading It had a purplish hue upon it, unlike the paleness of an ordinary corpse, but as little resembling the flush of natural life.
portion
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From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
protruded
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From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
purplish
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From this reading It had a purplish hue upon it, unlike the paleness of an ordinary corpse, but as little resembling the flush of natural life.
resembling
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From this reading It had a purplish hue upon it, unlike the paleness of an ordinary corpse, but as little resembling the flush of natural life.
ribbon
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From this reading They were tied together at the ankles with a black ribbon.
rosary
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From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
said
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From this reading The countenance, as we have already said, was fully displayed.
side
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From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
stark
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From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
stiff
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From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were tied together at the ankles with a black ribbon.
tied
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From this reading They were tied together at the ankles with a black ribbon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
together
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From this reading They were tied together at the ankles with a black ribbon.
uncovered
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From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
unlike
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From this reading It had a purplish hue upon it, unlike the paleness of an ordinary corpse, but as little resembling the flush of natural life.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It had a purplish hue upon it, unlike the paleness of an ordinary corpse, but as little resembling the flush of natural life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
waxen
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From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The countenance, as we have already said, was fully displayed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His rosary and cross hung at his side; his hands were folded over his breast; his feet (he was of a barefooted order in his lifetime, and continued so in death) protruded from beneath his habit, stiff and stark, with a more waxen look than even his face.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
woollen
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From this reading THE DEAD CAPUCHIN The dead monk was clad, as when alive, in the brown woollen frock of the Capuchins, with the hood drawn over his head, but so as to leave the features and a portion of the beard uncovered.
