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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 cheerfulness of the workmen, who sang gaily an old chanson of mill-life as they tugged at the timbers and stones, gave a fillip to the spirits of Jean Jacques, to whom had come a red-letter day.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Also in the evening had come M. Fille, who brought him a message from Judge Carcasson, that he must make the world sing for himself again.
all
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From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
Also
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From this reading Also in the evening had come M. Fille, who brought him a message from Judge Carcasson, that he must make the world sing for himself again.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The cheerfulness of the workmen, who sang gaily an old chanson of mill-life as they tugged at the timbers and stones, gave a fillip to the spirits of Jean Jacques, to whom had come a red-letter day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
arrived
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From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The cheerfulness of the workmen, who sang gaily an old chanson of mill-life as they tugged at the timbers and stones, gave a fillip to the spirits of Jean Jacques, to whom had come a red-letter day.
Bagdad
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From this reading Like Mirza on the high hill of Bagdad he had had his philosophic meditations; his good talk with Virginie Poucette had followed; and the woman of her lingered in the feeling of his hand all day, as something kind and homelike and true.
Beaugard
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From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But Jean Jacques did sleep well that night; though it would have been better for him if he had not done so.
better
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From this reading But Jean Jacques did sleep well that night; though it would have been better for him if he had not done so.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Also in the evening had come M. Fille, who brought him a message from Judge Carcasson, that he must make the world sing for himself again.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Jean Jacques did sleep well that night; though it would have been better for him if he had not done so.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
Carcasson
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From this reading Also in the evening had come M. Fille, who brought him a message from Judge Carcasson, that he must make the world sing for himself again.
chanson
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From this reading The cheerfulness of the workmen, who sang gaily an old chanson of mill-life as they tugged at the timbers and stones, gave a fillip to the spirits of Jean Jacques, to whom had come a red-letter day.
cheerfulness
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From this reading The cheerfulness of the workmen, who sang gaily an old chanson of mill-life as they tugged at the timbers and stones, gave a fillip to the spirits of Jean Jacques, to whom had come a red-letter day.
Cock
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From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cheerfulness of the workmen, who sang gaily an old chanson of mill-life as they tugged at the timbers and stones, gave a fillip to the spirits of Jean Jacques, to whom had come a red-letter day.
contractor's
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From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
crowned
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From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
day
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From this reading The cheerfulness of the workmen, who sang gaily an old chanson of mill-life as they tugged at the timbers and stones, gave a fillip to the spirits of Jean Jacques, to whom had come a red-letter day.
debris
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From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But Jean Jacques did sleep well that night; though it would have been better for him if he had not done so.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Jean Jacques did sleep well that night; though it would have been better for him if he had not done so.
early
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From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
evening
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From this reading Also in the evening had come M. Fille, who brought him a message from Judge Carcasson, that he must make the world sing for himself again.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Like Mirza on the high hill of Bagdad he had had his philosophic meditations; his good talk with Virginie Poucette had followed; and the woman of her lingered in the feeling of his hand all day, as something kind and homelike and true.
Fille
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From this reading Also in the evening had come M. Fille, who brought him a message from Judge Carcasson, that he must make the world sing for himself again.
fillip
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From this reading The cheerfulness of the workmen, who sang gaily an old chanson of mill-life as they tugged at the timbers and stones, gave a fillip to the spirits of Jean Jacques, to whom had come a red-letter day.
fire
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From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
followed
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From this reading Like Mirza on the high hill of Bagdad he had had his philosophic meditations; his good talk with Virginie Poucette had followed; and the woman of her lingered in the feeling of his hand all day, as something kind and homelike and true.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Jean Jacques did sleep well that night; though it would have been better for him if he had not done so.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
gaily
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From this reading The cheerfulness of the workmen, who sang gaily an old chanson of mill-life as they tugged at the timbers and stones, gave a fillip to the spirits of Jean Jacques, to whom had come a red-letter day.
gave
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From this reading The cheerfulness of the workmen, who sang gaily an old chanson of mill-life as they tugged at the timbers and stones, gave a fillip to the spirits of Jean Jacques, to whom had come a red-letter day.
gold
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From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like Mirza on the high hill of Bagdad he had had his philosophic meditations; his good talk with Virginie Poucette had followed; and the woman of her lingered in the feeling of his hand all day, as something kind and homelike and true.
grimy
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From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Jean Jacques did sleep well that night; though it would have been better for him if he had not done so.
hand
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From this reading Like Mirza on the high hill of Bagdad he had had his philosophic meditations; his good talk with Virginie Poucette had followed; and the woman of her lingered in the feeling of his hand all day, as something kind and homelike and true.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But Jean Jacques did sleep well that night; though it would have been better for him if he had not done so.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Jean Jacques did sleep well that night; though it would have been better for him if he had not done so.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Like Mirza on the high hill of Bagdad he had had his philosophic meditations; his good talk with Virginie Poucette had followed; and the woman of her lingered in the feeling of his hand all day, as something kind and homelike and true.
high
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From this reading Like Mirza on the high hill of Bagdad he had had his philosophic meditations; his good talk with Virginie Poucette had followed; and the woman of her lingered in the feeling of his hand all day, as something kind and homelike and true.
hill
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From this reading Like Mirza on the high hill of Bagdad he had had his philosophic meditations; his good talk with Virginie Poucette had followed; and the woman of her lingered in the feeling of his hand all day, as something kind and homelike and true.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Jean Jacques did sleep well that night; though it would have been better for him if he had not done so.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Also in the evening had come M. Fille, who brought him a message from Judge Carcasson, that he must make the world sing for himself again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Like Mirza on the high hill of Bagdad he had had his philosophic meditations; his good talk with Virginie Poucette had followed; and the woman of her lingered in the feeling of his hand all day, as something kind and homelike and true.
historic
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From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
homelike
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From this reading Like Mirza on the high hill of Bagdad he had had his philosophic meditations; his good talk with Virginie Poucette had followed; and the woman of her lingered in the feeling of his hand all day, as something kind and homelike and true.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But Jean Jacques did sleep well that night; though it would have been better for him if he had not done so.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Jean Jacques did sleep well that night; though it would have been better for him if he had not done so.
Jacques
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From this reading But Jean Jacques did sleep well that night; though it would have been better for him if he had not done so.
jaunty
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From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
Jean
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From this reading But Jean Jacques did sleep well that night; though it would have been better for him if he had not done so.
Judge
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From this reading Also in the evening had come M. Fille, who brought him a message from Judge Carcasson, that he must make the world sing for himself again.
kind
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From this reading Like Mirza on the high hill of Bagdad he had had his philosophic meditations; his good talk with Virginie Poucette had followed; and the woman of her lingered in the feeling of his hand all day, as something kind and homelike and true.
Like
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From this reading Like Mirza on the high hill of Bagdad he had had his philosophic meditations; his good talk with Virginie Poucette had followed; and the woman of her lingered in the feeling of his hand all day, as something kind and homelike and true.
lingered
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From this reading Like Mirza on the high hill of Bagdad he had had his philosophic meditations; his good talk with Virginie Poucette had followed; and the woman of her lingered in the feeling of his hand all day, as something kind and homelike and true.
M
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From this reading Also in the evening had come M. Fille, who brought him a message from Judge Carcasson, that he must make the world sing for himself again.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Also in the evening had come M. Fille, who brought him a message from Judge Carcasson, that he must make the world sing for himself again.
meditations
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From this reading Like Mirza on the high hill of Bagdad he had had his philosophic meditations; his good talk with Virginie Poucette had followed; and the woman of her lingered in the feeling of his hand all day, as something kind and homelike and true.
message
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From this reading Also in the evening had come M. Fille, who brought him a message from Judge Carcasson, that he must make the world sing for himself again.
mill
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From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
mill-life
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From this reading The cheerfulness of the workmen, who sang gaily an old chanson of mill-life as they tugged at the timbers and stones, gave a fillip to the spirits of Jean Jacques, to whom had come a red-letter day.
Mirza
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From this reading Like Mirza on the high hill of Bagdad he had had his philosophic meditations; his good talk with Virginie Poucette had followed; and the woman of her lingered in the feeling of his hand all day, as something kind and homelike and true.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Also in the evening had come M. Fille, who brought him a message from Judge Carcasson, that he must make the world sing for himself again.
night
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From this reading But Jean Jacques did sleep well that night; though it would have been better for him if he had not done so.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Jean Jacques did sleep well that night; though it would have been better for him if he had not done so.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
old
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From this reading The cheerfulness of the workmen, who sang gaily an old chanson of mill-life as they tugged at the timbers and stones, gave a fillip to the spirits of Jean Jacques, to whom had come a red-letter day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Like Mirza on the high hill of Bagdad he had had his philosophic meditations; his good talk with Virginie Poucette had followed; and the woman of her lingered in the feeling of his hand all day, as something kind and homelike and true.
philosophic
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From this reading Like Mirza on the high hill of Bagdad he had had his philosophic meditations; his good talk with Virginie Poucette had followed; and the woman of her lingered in the feeling of his hand all day, as something kind and homelike and true.
Poucette
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From this reading Like Mirza on the high hill of Bagdad he had had his philosophic meditations; his good talk with Virginie Poucette had followed; and the woman of her lingered in the feeling of his hand all day, as something kind and homelike and true.
red-letter
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From this reading The cheerfulness of the workmen, who sang gaily an old chanson of mill-life as they tugged at the timbers and stones, gave a fillip to the spirits of Jean Jacques, to whom had come a red-letter day.
removed
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From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
ruins
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From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
sang
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From this reading The cheerfulness of the workmen, who sang gaily an old chanson of mill-life as they tugged at the timbers and stones, gave a fillip to the spirits of Jean Jacques, to whom had come a red-letter day.
seen
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From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
sing
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From this reading Also in the evening had come M. Fille, who brought him a message from Judge Carcasson, that he must make the world sing for himself again.
sleep
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From this reading But Jean Jacques did sleep well that night; though it would have been better for him if he had not done so.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But Jean Jacques did sleep well that night; though it would have been better for him if he had not done so.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Like Mirza on the high hill of Bagdad he had had his philosophic meditations; his good talk with Virginie Poucette had followed; and the woman of her lingered in the feeling of his hand all day, as something kind and homelike and true.
spirits
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From this reading The cheerfulness of the workmen, who sang gaily an old chanson of mill-life as they tugged at the timbers and stones, gave a fillip to the spirits of Jean Jacques, to whom had come a red-letter day.
stones
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From this reading The cheerfulness of the workmen, who sang gaily an old chanson of mill-life as they tugged at the timbers and stones, gave a fillip to the spirits of Jean Jacques, to whom had come a red-letter day.
talk
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From this reading Like Mirza on the high hill of Bagdad he had had his philosophic meditations; his good talk with Virginie Poucette had followed; and the woman of her lingered in the feeling of his hand all day, as something kind and homelike and true.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Jean Jacques did sleep well that night; though it would have been better for him if he had not done so.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The cheerfulness of the workmen, who sang gaily an old chanson of mill-life as they tugged at the timbers and stones, gave a fillip to the spirits of Jean Jacques, to whom had come a red-letter day.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But Jean Jacques did sleep well that night; though it would have been better for him if he had not done so.
timbers
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From this reading The cheerfulness of the workmen, who sang gaily an old chanson of mill-life as they tugged at the timbers and stones, gave a fillip to the spirits of Jean Jacques, to whom had come a red-letter day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cheerfulness of the workmen, who sang gaily an old chanson of mill-life as they tugged at the timbers and stones, gave a fillip to the spirits of Jean Jacques, to whom had come a red-letter day.
ton
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From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
true
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From this reading Like Mirza on the high hill of Bagdad he had had his philosophic meditations; his good talk with Virginie Poucette had followed; and the woman of her lingered in the feeling of his hand all day, as something kind and homelike and true.
tugged
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From this reading The cheerfulness of the workmen, who sang gaily an old chanson of mill-life as they tugged at the timbers and stones, gave a fillip to the spirits of Jean Jacques, to whom had come a red-letter day.
Virginie
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From this reading Like Mirza on the high hill of Bagdad he had had his philosophic meditations; his good talk with Virginie Poucette had followed; and the woman of her lingered in the feeling of his hand all day, as something kind and homelike and true.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
well
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From this reading But Jean Jacques did sleep well that night; though it would have been better for him if he had not done so.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The cheerfulness of the workmen, who sang gaily an old chanson of mill-life as they tugged at the timbers and stones, gave a fillip to the spirits of Jean Jacques, to whom had come a red-letter day.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The cheerfulness of the workmen, who sang gaily an old chanson of mill-life as they tugged at the timbers and stones, gave a fillip to the spirits of Jean Jacques, to whom had come a red-letter day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
woman
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From this reading Like Mirza on the high hill of Bagdad he had had his philosophic meditations; his good talk with Virginie Poucette had followed; and the woman of her lingered in the feeling of his hand all day, as something kind and homelike and true.
workmen
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From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
world
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From this reading Also in the evening had come M. Fille, who brought him a message from Judge Carcasson, that he must make the world sing for himself again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But Jean Jacques did sleep well that night; though it would have been better for him if he had not done so.
yore
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From this reading The contractor's workmen had arrived in the early afternoon, he had seen the first ton of debris removed from the ruins of the historic mill, and it was crowned by the gold Cock of Beaugard, all grimy with the fire, but jaunty as of yore.
