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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 At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
accepts
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From this reading He heard more than once the bells of memory ringing at the touch of the invisible hand of Destiny which accepts no philosophy save its own.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That iceberg which most mourners carry in their breasts was not his, as he walked down the mountainside from Carmen's grave.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He heard more than once the bells of memory ringing at the touch of the invisible hand of Destiny which accepts no philosophy save its own.
attendants
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From this reading Behind him trotted Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, like little magpies, attendants on this eagle of sorrow whose life-love had been laid to rest, her heart-troubles over.
barber
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From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Behind him trotted Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, like little magpies, attendants on this eagle of sorrow whose life-love had been laid to rest, her heart-troubles over.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind him trotted Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, like little magpies, attendants on this eagle of sorrow whose life-love had been laid to rest, her heart-troubles over.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
bells
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From this reading He heard more than once the bells of memory ringing at the touch of the invisible hand of Destiny which accepts no philosophy save its own.
breasts
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From this reading That iceberg which most mourners carry in their breasts was not his, as he walked down the mountainside from Carmen's grave.
burning
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From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
Carmen
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From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
Carmen's
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From this reading That iceberg which most mourners carry in their breasts was not his, as he walked down the mountainside from Carmen's grave.
carry
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From this reading That iceberg which most mourners carry in their breasts was not his, as he walked down the mountainside from Carmen's grave.
Cartier
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From this reading However far Jean Jacques went, however long the day since leaving the Manor Cartier, he could not escape the signals from his past.
coiffed
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From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading However far Jean Jacques went, however long the day since leaving the Manor Cartier, he could not escape the signals from his past.
day
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From this reading However far Jean Jacques went, however long the day since leaving the Manor Cartier, he could not escape the signals from his past.
Destiny
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From this reading He heard more than once the bells of memory ringing at the touch of the invisible hand of Destiny which accepts no philosophy save its own.
down
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From this reading That iceberg which most mourners carry in their breasts was not his, as he walked down the mountainside from Carmen's grave.
eagle
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From this reading Behind him trotted Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, like little magpies, attendants on this eagle of sorrow whose life-love had been laid to rest, her heart-troubles over.
escape
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From this reading However far Jean Jacques went, however long the day since leaving the Manor Cartier, he could not escape the signals from his past.
far
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From this reading However far Jean Jacques went, however long the day since leaving the Manor Cartier, he could not escape the signals from his past.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading However far Jean Jacques went, however long the day since leaving the Manor Cartier, he could not escape the signals from his past.
Glozel
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From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
grave
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From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
hair
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From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
hallowed
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From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
hand
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From this reading He heard more than once the bells of memory ringing at the touch of the invisible hand of Destiny which accepts no philosophy save its own.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However far Jean Jacques went, however long the day since leaving the Manor Cartier, he could not escape the signals from his past.
heard
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From this reading He heard more than once the bells of memory ringing at the touch of the invisible hand of Destiny which accepts no philosophy save its own.
heart
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From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
heart-troubles
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From this reading Behind him trotted Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, like little magpies, attendants on this eagle of sorrow whose life-love had been laid to rest, her heart-troubles over.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Behind him trotted Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, like little magpies, attendants on this eagle of sorrow whose life-love had been laid to rest, her heart-troubles over.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading However far Jean Jacques went, however long the day since leaving the Manor Cartier, he could not escape the signals from his past.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However far Jean Jacques went, however long the day since leaving the Manor Cartier, he could not escape the signals from his past.
iceberg
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From this reading That iceberg which most mourners carry in their breasts was not his, as he walked down the mountainside from Carmen's grave.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That iceberg which most mourners carry in their breasts was not his, as he walked down the mountainside from Carmen's grave.
instant
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From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
invisible
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From this reading He heard more than once the bells of memory ringing at the touch of the invisible hand of Destiny which accepts no philosophy save its own.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He heard more than once the bells of memory ringing at the touch of the invisible hand of Destiny which accepts no philosophy save its own.
Jacques
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From this reading However far Jean Jacques went, however long the day since leaving the Manor Cartier, he could not escape the signals from his past.
Jean
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From this reading However far Jean Jacques went, however long the day since leaving the Manor Cartier, he could not escape the signals from his past.
laid
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From this reading Behind him trotted Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, like little magpies, attendants on this eagle of sorrow whose life-love had been laid to rest, her heart-troubles over.
leaving
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From this reading However far Jean Jacques went, however long the day since leaving the Manor Cartier, he could not escape the signals from his past.
life-love
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From this reading Behind him trotted Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, like little magpies, attendants on this eagle of sorrow whose life-love had been laid to rest, her heart-troubles over.
like
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From this reading Behind him trotted Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, like little magpies, attendants on this eagle of sorrow whose life-love had been laid to rest, her heart-troubles over.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Behind him trotted Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, like little magpies, attendants on this eagle of sorrow whose life-love had been laid to rest, her heart-troubles over.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However far Jean Jacques went, however long the day since leaving the Manor Cartier, he could not escape the signals from his past.
lost
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From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
magpies
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From this reading Behind him trotted Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, like little magpies, attendants on this eagle of sorrow whose life-love had been laid to rest, her heart-troubles over.
Manor
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From this reading However far Jean Jacques went, however long the day since leaving the Manor Cartier, he could not escape the signals from his past.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading He heard more than once the bells of memory ringing at the touch of the invisible hand of Destiny which accepts no philosophy save its own.
Mme
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From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
Montreal
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From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
more
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From this reading He heard more than once the bells of memory ringing at the touch of the invisible hand of Destiny which accepts no philosophy save its own.
most
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From this reading That iceberg which most mourners carry in their breasts was not his, as he walked down the mountainside from Carmen's grave.
mountainside
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From this reading That iceberg which most mourners carry in their breasts was not his, as he walked down the mountainside from Carmen's grave.
mourners
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From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He heard more than once the bells of memory ringing at the touch of the invisible hand of Destiny which accepts no philosophy save its own.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading However far Jean Jacques went, however long the day since leaving the Manor Cartier, he could not escape the signals from his past.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He heard more than once the bells of memory ringing at the touch of the invisible hand of Destiny which accepts no philosophy save its own.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Behind him trotted Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, like little magpies, attendants on this eagle of sorrow whose life-love had been laid to rest, her heart-troubles over.
once
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From this reading He heard more than once the bells of memory ringing at the touch of the invisible hand of Destiny which accepts no philosophy save its own.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
only
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From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Behind him trotted Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, like little magpies, attendants on this eagle of sorrow whose life-love had been laid to rest, her heart-troubles over.
own
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From this reading He heard more than once the bells of memory ringing at the touch of the invisible hand of Destiny which accepts no philosophy save its own.
past
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From this reading However far Jean Jacques went, however long the day since leaving the Manor Cartier, he could not escape the signals from his past.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading He heard more than once the bells of memory ringing at the touch of the invisible hand of Destiny which accepts no philosophy save its own.
Popincourt
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From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
regained
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From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Behind him trotted Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, like little magpies, attendants on this eagle of sorrow whose life-love had been laid to rest, her heart-troubles over.
ringing
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From this reading He heard more than once the bells of memory ringing at the touch of the invisible hand of Destiny which accepts no philosophy save its own.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading He heard more than once the bells of memory ringing at the touch of the invisible hand of Destiny which accepts no philosophy save its own.
signals
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From this reading However far Jean Jacques went, however long the day since leaving the Manor Cartier, he could not escape the signals from his past.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading However far Jean Jacques went, however long the day since leaving the Manor Cartier, he could not escape the signals from his past.
sorrow
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From this reading Behind him trotted Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, like little magpies, attendants on this eagle of sorrow whose life-love had been laid to rest, her heart-troubles over.
strange
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From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He heard more than once the bells of memory ringing at the touch of the invisible hand of Destiny which accepts no philosophy save its own.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That iceberg which most mourners carry in their breasts was not his, as he walked down the mountainside from Carmen's grave.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading However far Jean Jacques went, however long the day since leaving the Manor Cartier, he could not escape the signals from his past.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading That iceberg which most mourners carry in their breasts was not his, as he walked down the mountainside from Carmen's grave.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Behind him trotted Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, like little magpies, attendants on this eagle of sorrow whose life-love had been laid to rest, her heart-troubles over.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Behind him trotted Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, like little magpies, attendants on this eagle of sorrow whose life-love had been laid to rest, her heart-troubles over.
together
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From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
touch
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From this reading He heard more than once the bells of memory ringing at the touch of the invisible hand of Destiny which accepts no philosophy save its own.
trotted
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From this reading Behind him trotted Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, like little magpies, attendants on this eagle of sorrow whose life-love had been laid to rest, her heart-troubles over.
turned
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From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
walked
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From this reading That iceberg which most mourners carry in their breasts was not his, as he walked down the mountainside from Carmen's grave.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That iceberg which most mourners carry in their breasts was not his, as he walked down the mountainside from Carmen's grave.
week
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From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However far Jean Jacques went, however long the day since leaving the Manor Cartier, he could not escape the signals from his past.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He heard more than once the bells of memory ringing at the touch of the invisible hand of Destiny which accepts no philosophy save its own.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Behind him trotted Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, like little magpies, attendants on this eagle of sorrow whose life-love had been laid to rest, her heart-troubles over.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At Montreal, for one hallowed instant, he had regained his lost Carmen, but he had turned from her grave--the only mourners being himself, Mme. Glozel and Mme. Popincourt, together with a barber who had coiffed her wonderful hair once a week--with a strange burning at his heart.
